Bobby McFerrin Bobby McFerrin (born New York City, March 11, 1950) is a jazz-influenced a cappella vocal performer and conductor. He is the son of well-known operatic baritone Robert McFerrin. His song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (featured in the 1988 movie Cocktail starring Tom Cruise) was a #1 U.S. pop hit in 1988. Despite that, the song is often miscredited to Bob Marley. He has also worked in collaboration with instrumental performers including pianists Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He is known for possessing a large vocal range of four octaves and for his ability to use his voice to create sound effects, like his recreation of a bass, which he achieves by singing while tapping on his chest. Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born Chinese American cellist, considered one of the finest in the world. Ma was born in Paris to Chinese parents and had a musical upbringing. His mother, Marina Lu, was a singer, while his father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was a conductor and composer. Ma began to study the violin, then the viola, before taking up the cello. His family moved to New York when he was seven years old. Ma was a child prodigy, appearing on American television at the age of eight in a concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein. He entered the Juilliard School, and then went to Harvard University, but had begun to question whether to continue his studies until, in the 1970s, Pablo Casals's performing inspired him. Ma and Condoleezza Rice after performing a duet. 166 (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Yo-Yo Ma) 
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