A 47-year-old Fouke man found with child pornography on his cell phone by Jacksonville police has been sentenced to six years on probation. Court records show Jim Bob McFerrin pleaded guilty on Friday ...

When Judi Vinar takes the Atlanta Symphony Hall stage Friday night with the rest of Bobby McFerrin’s Gimme5 a cappella ensemble, her mind will be a blank slate. McFerrin and the four singers, who ...

In conceiving his latest album, “Spirityouall,” a combination of spirituals and a nod to Americana which comes out on Tuesday, vocalist and conductor Bobby McFerrin drew inspiration from his father.

Do you remember the last thing you said aloud? No? That’s ok. Try saying this: “Wow.” Pucker up. Let the lips widen and whip around a small ball of air before returning to their pursed shape. “W-O-W.” ...

When Corinthia Peoples seated herself in the front row for Bobby McFerrin’s weekly Circlesongs performance at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage, she didn’t look like someone who lacked confidence. The San ...

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Releasing his first gospel album, the acclaimed singer talks about church, his father’s legacy, and covering Bob Dylan. Bobby McFerrin grew up hearing the great Negro spirituals from one of history's ...

A lot of the best music of the 1980s is incredibly happy. For example, Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” s one of the most joyous songs of all time. McFerrin revealed he had to be alone when he ...

Bobby McFerrin was onto something when he titled his second album The Voice. At the time, in the mid-1980s, it was a sobriquet more readily associated with Frank Sinatra — but in its definitive ...

Origins: The 1988 feel-good anthem "Don't Worry, Be Happy" transformed a talented artist into a household name, garnering Grammy honors as song of the year and record of the year, and winning the ...