Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” was inspired by a mystic who did not speak for years. The title of the song appeared on a poster before the song was written.

LOS ANGELES — Vocalist Bobby McFerrin had a breakout hit in 1988 with Don't Worry, Be Happy. Now the song has taken on a new life online, where YouTube is ripe with covers and parodies.

Bobby McFerrin`s single ”Don`t Worry, Be Happy,” has leaped to No. 1 on Billboard`s pop singles chart, displacing ”Sweet Child o` Mine,” by Guns `n` Roses, the heavy-metal band whose album ...

For years he’s been telling people, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Now Bobby McFerrin has decided it’s time to take his own advice. The jazz singer is taking a one-year sabbatical from touring ...

Bobby McFerrin, the musical mind behind "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and countless other vocal sounds and stylings, stopped by HuffPost Live on Monday morning to promote his new album "spirityouall ...

Often cited as a Bob Marley song, 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' was one of the biggest songs of 1988.

ALMOST 10 YEARS AFTER HIS HIT DON’T WORRY, BE… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) ...

Bobby McFerrin won the Grammy for Record of the Year with the catchy tune “Don’t Worry Be Happy” (1988). Madison McFerrin is coming to Wolf Trap. (Courtesy Wolf Trap) This Sunday night, his ...

Don’t worry – just teach. Jazz artist Bobby McFerrin was named honorary professor of music yesterday by the Berlin Hochschule der Kuenste Art Academy. McFerrin, whose 1988 hit song &#82… ...

Ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin will bring his solo show to Lehigh University's Zoellner Arts Center at the end of the month. The artist, perhaps best known for the hit "Don't Worry Be ...

TORONTO - As a kid, Bobby McFerrin used to prepare for school quizzes by singing the answers so he would remember them. The renowned vocalist carried the habit into adulthood as a way to retain ...