This is Bobby Mcferrin Ladies and Gentleman of SAU...He had a hit in the 80's with the song "Don't worry be happy" All I can say is these are some of the most amazing noises I've ever heard....Plus I taught him how to do that so maybe I'm bias? You gotta check this out!
I love Bobby Ms.A your ahead of your time mamma :)
ReplyDeleteWOW Great Assembly!! this guy is the b-box champion!!
ReplyDeleteSo I guess this is what you call talent? He is no better than whats out today.Thats his paticular talent but everybody has there lane just like he does.
ReplyDeleteThe thing you don't understand is that Bobby Mcferrin has been doing this for almost 30 years!! someone thinks he has talent he's a great!
ReplyDeleteOk Mr.Tony I have to pull one of your numbers Bobby is a legend and can not be compared to anyone today he is a musical genius.He is up there with Quincey Jones,John Lennon,Sinatra,Kanye and other Legends check his stats.......
ReplyDeleteMcFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a #1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumental performers including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
ReplyDeleteIn 1987, he performed the theme song for the opening credits of Season 4 of The Cosby Show, and soon after also provided the music for a Cadburys chocolate commercial.
In 1989, he composed and performed the music for the Pixar short film Knick Knack. The rough cut to which McFerrin recorded his vocals had the words "blah blah blah" in place of the end credits (meant to indicate that he should improvise). McFerrin spontaneously decided to sing "blah blah blah" as lyrics, and the final version of the short film includes these lyrics during the end credits.
Also in 1989, he formed a ten-person 'Voicestra' which he featured on both his 1990 album Medicine Music and in the score to the 1989 Oscar-winning documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt. The song 'Common Threads' has frequently reappeared in some public service advertisements for AIDS.
In 1993, he also sang Henry Mancini's Pink Panther theme tune for the movie Son of the Pink Panther.
In addition to his vocal performing career, Mr. McFerrin was appointed in 1994 as creative chair of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He makes regular tours as a guest conductor for symphony orchestras throughout the United States and Canada, including the San Francisco Symphony (on his 40th birthday), the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic and many others. In his concert appearances, he combines serious conducting of classical pieces with his own unique vocal improvisations, often with participation from the audience and the orchestra. For example, his concerts often end with McFerrin conducting the orchestra in an a cappella rendition of the "William Tell Overture," in which the orchestra members sing their musical parts in McFerrin's vocal style, instead of playing their parts on their instruments.
McFerrin also participates in various music education programs, and makes volunteer appearances as a guest music teacher and lecturer at public schools throughout the U.S. McFerrin has a son, Taylor, and father and son have collaborated on various musical ventures. Taylor has recently been singing, rapping, and playing minimal keyboard accompaniment with Vernon Reid (leader-guitarist of Living Colour) in the eclectic metal-fusion-funk-etc. group Yohimbe Brothers.
Uh Oh I totally agree with you but please lets not put Mr.Quincy Jones in the same category with kanye West or Mcferrin now Quincy is something WAAAAAYYY over a legend he's on a different planet than us regular people. But other than that I totally agree....maybe I'm bias because I'm a fan? if so I'll take it!
ReplyDeleteQuincey is a legend and there is no doubt about that.But Claudia has a right to put Kanye West in the same category.Because lets be fair if Quincey didnt have Thriller than would he be so great?
ReplyDeleteI've been on this blog for the last 3 days and I can tell that the guy above me doesn't have much brains when it comes to music.
ReplyDeleteQuincy Jones isn't only about music he's had movies, we are the world which alone sold 110 million copies Austin Powers, the color Purple, a record 79 grammys and that's just not from Thriller...get your knowledge sweetie because Quincy is more than just thriller so Ms. A I totally agree!! kanye hasn't done nearly as much as the great Quincy and I think if we asked him he'd say the same thing!
ReplyDeleteIm sorry I didnt mean to put Quincy in the same category as the rest of them.What Quincey has done can never be match.I was just trying to state the Bobby is a great artist in his own right.
ReplyDeleteClaudia your so sweet!!! an opinion is a great one when you understand and notice when you've either made a mistake or are obvilious to the fact at hand(not saying you were either because an opinion is never wrong) You bring balance to my blog...thank you! I appreciate you all so much I will say it over and over again
ReplyDeletewow I spelled oblivious wrong
ReplyDeleteIm pretty old school but I think Q was pretty damn good if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ms.A that was so sweet Im glad you appreciate my opinion.Keep up the good work!Its jumping in here today
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