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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is a 10-time Grammy award-winning artist -- and yes, he's the man behind the No. 1 hit, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." We've challenged him to answer three questions about unhappiness.

Helliwell joined a Conversation That Matters about why happiness matters in the moment and over the course of your life. See ...

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

August is "HAPPINESS HAPPENS MONTH." It's intended to celebrated things that make us happy, so today's Beautiful Music features Bobby McFerrin, whose song DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY became a ...

During a pause in the music that day, McFerrin, who became globally famous for his four-octave range and 1988 hit, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” told the 200 people in the audience, “I wanna ...