Bobby McFerrin In 1986, McFerrin was the voice of Santa Bear in "Santa Bear's First Christmas", and in 1987 he was the voice of Santa Bear/Bully Bear in the sequel "Santa Bear's High Flying Adventure". That same year, he performed the theme song for the opening credits of Season 4 of "The Cosby Show". In 1988, McFerrin recorded the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy", which became a hit and brought him widespread recognition across the world. The song's success "ended McFerrin's musical life as he had known it," and he began to pursue other musical possibilities on stage and in recording studios.
Bobby McFerrin of percussive effects created both with his mouth and by tapping on his chest. McFerrin is also capable of multiphonic singing. A document of McFerrin's approach to singing is his 1984 album "The Voice", the first solo vocal jazz album recorded with no accompaniment or overdubbing. McFerrin married Debbie Green in 1975. They have three children, Taylor, Jevon, and Madison. Jevon is an actor and currently an alternate and standby in "" on Broadway. McFerrin's daughter, Madison McFerrin, is a singer-songwriter. Madison attended the Berklee College of Music. She has two projects, "Finding Foundations Vol. I" and "II", to her