Don't Worry, Be Happy Don't Worry, Be Happy "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a popular worldwide hit song by musician Bobby McFerrin. Released in September 1988, it became the first "a cappella" song to reach number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. The Indian mystic and sage Meher Baba (1894–1969) often used the expression "Don't worry, be happy" when cabling his followers in the West. In the 1960s, the expression was printed up on inspirational cards and posters of the era. In 1988, McFerrin noticed a similar poster in the apartment of the jazz duo Tuck
Bobby McFerrin name. McFerrin has won ten Grammy Awards, ranging from the 28th ceremony for releases from 1985, and the 35th ceremony for releases from 1993, and has won a record total of four awards for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, surpassing Harry Connick Jr., who has since won this accolade twice. Bobby McFerrin Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11 , 1950) is an American jazz vocalist and conductor. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is known for his unique vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly