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Bobby McFerrin

1950 - Today

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Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and conductor. His vocal techniques include singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He performs and records regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby McFerrin is the 473rd most popular musician (up from 528th in 2019), the 2,768th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,731st in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bobby McFerrin ranks 473 out of 3,175. Before him are Géza Anda, Edwin Fischer, Bo Diddley, Paul Landers, Roger Whittaker, and Alicia de Larrocha. After him are Mitsuko Uchida, Tito Jackson, Julie Guicciardi, Dexter Gordon, George Young, and Johnny Winter.

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Among people born in 1950, Bobby McFerrin ranks 130. Before him are Yuki Fushimi, Martin Short, Philippe Barbarin, Arthur D. Levinson, Ueli Maurer, and Marius Trésor. After him are Mory Kanté, Ali Zeidan, Michel Lotito, Alexander Lebed, Tim Keller, and Joe Perry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby McFerrin ranks 2,768 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Plutchik (1927), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Paul Wolfowitz (1943), Doc Holliday (1851), and Lionel Barrymore (1878). After him are Jerry Butler (1939), Robert Metcalfe (1946), Cochise (1805), Loretta Lynch (1959), Elisha Cook Jr. (1903), and Cab Calloway (1907).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bobby McFerrin ranks 140. Before him are David Crosby (1941), Alan Menken (1949), Paul Desmond (1924), Buddy Rich (1917), The Game (1979), and Bo Diddley (1928). After him are Tito Jackson (1953), Dexter Gordon (1923), Johnny Winter (1944), Lisa Lopes (1971), Joe Perry (1950), and Pat Metheny (1954).

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