RECORDING ACADEMY TO HONOR MUSIC LUMINARIES WITH 2023 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: BOBBY MCFERRIN, NIRVANA, NILE RODGERS, THE SUPREMES, ANN WILSON & MANY MORE
“The Academy is proud to celebrate this diverse slate of influential music people spanning numerous genres and crafts as our 2023 Special Merit Awards honorees,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “Each creator on this list has made an impact on our industry — from technical to creative achievements — representing the breadth of music’s diverse community. We’re excited to celebrate this group of legends next month that continues to inspire and shape the music world.”
Bobby McFerrin is a 10-time GRAMMY Award winner who has blurred the distinction between pop music and fine art. His exploration of uncharted vocal territory inspired a whole new generation of a cappella singers and the beatbox movement. From his trailblazing, solo a cappella performances to his inspired collaborations with Chick Corea and Yo-Yo Ma, his iconic global No. 1 hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” and his work conducting top-tier orchestras, McFerrin’s calling has always been to connect people through the unlimited possibilities of music. McFerrin redefined the role of the human voice with his experiments in multi-tracking, his collaborations, his improvising choir Voicestra, and his legendary solo performances.
What A JOYFUL FEAST OF MUSICAL ADVENTURES!
THANKS TO THE MANY TALENTED WONDERFUL SOULS
WHO Brought THEIR GIFTS along the way
on THIS BEAUTIFUL Bobby JOURNEY...
• • • • With huge appreciation for the love and support of Bobby’s family • • Debbie • Taylor • Vanessa • Elijah • Jevon • Emilie • Ned • Madison • and Moe • • • • BOBBY MCFERRIN (1982) • • Elektra/Musician/UMG • Larry Klein • Ken Karsh • Peter Maunu • Brenda • Debbie • Merwyn • Taylor • John Siegler • Randy Jackson • Stu Feldman • Frank Vilardi • H.B. Bennett • James Preston • John Guerin • Victor Feldman • Steve Erquiaga • Kenneth Nash • Joe Caro • Kosh • Bert De Coteaux • Paul Stubblebine • Leslie Ann Jones • Roger Ressmeyer • Elliott Scheiner • Linda Goldstein • Bruce Lundvall • • THE VOICE (1984) • • Elektra/Musician/UMG • Gene Paul • Karsten Jahnke • Carlos Albrecht • David Michael Kennedy • Jack Skinner • Linda Goldstein, Bruce Lundvall • • SPONTANEOUS INVENTIONS (1986) • • Blue Note/UMG • Herbie Hancock • Cheryl Bentyne • Alan Paul • Janis Siegel • Tim Hauser • Jon Hendricks • Wayne Shorter • Robin Williams • The Manhattan Transfer • Bruce Botnick • Jack Skinner • Allen Sides • Mary Mack • Linda Goldstein • • SIMPLE PLEASURES (1988) • • EMI/UMG • Chris Tergesen • Jack Skinner • Carol Friedman • Linda Goldstein • Bruce Lundvall • • MEDICINE MUSIC (1990) • • EMI/UMG • Robert McFerrin Sr. • Voicestra (Dave Worm • Joey Blake • Kirsten Falke • Linda Tillery • Molly Holm • Roger Bearde • Rachel Bagby • Raz Kennedy • Rhiannon • Sara Jennison) • Lyle Mays • Pete Escovedo • Juan Escovedo • Jack Skinner • Chris Tergesen • Linda Goldstein • • PLAY (1992) • • with Chick Corea • Blue Note/UMG • Marc Rosenthal • Greg Calbi • Bernie Kirsh • Dan Vicari • Chris Tergesen • Linda Goldstein • • HUSH (1992) • • with Yo Yo Ma • Sony Masterworks • Allen Weinberg • Chris Tergesen • Steven Epstein • Carol Friedman • Linda Goldstein • Peter Gelb • • BANG!ZOOM (1995) • • Blue Note/UMG • Jimmy Haslip • William Kennedy • Paul Nagel • Paul Jackson • Paulinho Da Costa • Russell Ferrante • Bob Mintzer • Scott Wendholt • Malcolm Pollack • Yellowjackets • • PAPER MUSIC (1995) • • with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra • Sony Classical • Layton James • Peter Howard • Rob Rapley • Todd Whitelock • Dennis Keeley • Linda Goldstein • • THE MOZART SESSIONS (1996) • • with Chick Corea and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra • Sony Classical • Todd Whitelock • Rob Rapley • McDavid Henderson • David Katzenstein • Ron Moss • Linda Goldstein • • CIRCLESONGS (1997) • • Sony Classical • • Beth Quist • Dave Worm • Janis Siegal • Joey Blake • Kirsen Falke • Nick Bearde • Pamela Warrick Smith • Paul Hillier • Pierre Cook • Raz Kennedy • Rhiannon • Sussan Deyhim • Chris Tergesen • George Marino • Gil Gilbert • Peter Gelb • Linda Goldstein • • BEYOND WORDS (2002) • • Blue Note/UMG • Richard Bona • Omar Hakim • Keith Underwood • Chick Corea • Gil Goldstein • Cyro Baptista • Taylor McFerrin • Neil Dorfsman • Bob Ludwig • Kevin Killen • Lucille Reybox • Bruce Lundvall • Linda Goldstein • • VOCABULARIES (2010) • • EmArcy/Universal • Albert Hera • Alex Acuña • Alexandra Montano • Amelia Watkins • Andrea Figallo • Aubrey Johnson • Beth Quist • Bonnie Denise Christansen • Curtis King • Darmon Meader • Darren Percival • Darryl Tookes • Datevik Hovanesian • David B Whitworth • David Root • David Worm • Donny McCaslin • Elizabeth Farnum • Everett Bradley • Fletcher Sheridan • Gary Eckert • Gayla Morgan • Janis Siegel • Joey Blake • Josephine Lee • Judi Vinar • Katie Campbell • Kevin Osbourne • Kim Nazarian • Kristina Boerger • La Tanya Hall • Lauren Kinhan • Lincoln Briney • Lisa Fischer • Luciana Souza • Marion Saunders • Michael Steinberger • Michele Weir • Michelle Mailhot Vines • Pedro Eustache • Peter Eldridge • Pierre Cook • Rhiannon • Richard Slade • Roger Treece • Rosana Eckert • Ryland Angel • Sandy Anderson • Sussan Deyhim • Theo Bleckmann • Thom Baker • Don Rosler • Allen Sides • Ted Jensen • Carol Friedman • Wulf Müller • Linda Goldstein • • SPIRITYOUALL (2013) • • Sony Masterworks • Esperanza Spalding • Gil Goldstein • Larry Campbell • Charley Drayton • Ali Jackson Jr • Joey Blake • La Tanya Hall • Lisa Fischer • Marlon Saunders • Bob Power • Charlie Kramsky • Steve Addabbo • Ted Jensen • Carol Friedman • Fred Miller • Linda Goldstein • • BAND MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT • • MOTION • • David Worm • Bryan Dyer • Destani Wolf • Tammi Brown • • Gimme5 • • Rhiannon • Judy Vinar • Joey Blake • David Worm • • Spirityouall • • Gil Goldstein • Louis Cato • Jeff Carney • Armand Hirsch • David Mansfield • Madison McFerrin • • Beyond Words • • Gil Goldstein • Richard Bona • Omar Hakim • • Voicestra • • Beth Quist • Dave Worm • Gary Eckert • Janis Siegel • La Tanya Hall • Marlon Saunders • Julee Cruise • Joey Blake • Judi Vinar • Kirsten Falke • Nicolas Bearde • Pierre Cook • Rhiannon • Roger Treece • Sussan Deyhim • Everett Bradley • Rick Massel • Dan Vicari • • BOBBY McFERRIN BAND • • Jeff Carney • Paul Nagel • Smith Dobson • Bobby Rosenstein • • CIRCLESONG SCHOOL TEACHERS • • Rhiannon • Dave Worm • Joey Blake • Judi Vinar • Tammi Brown • Destani Wolf • Bryan Dyer • Gael Aubrit • Christiane Karam • Tiago Grade • Zuza Gonçalves • Goussy Celestin • Sofia Ribeiro • Juan Andrés Ospina • Varijashree Venugopal • Daniela Plattner • • ORCHESTRAS AROUND THE WORLD • • Atlanta Symphony • Baltimore Symphony • Boston Symphony • Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra • Carnegie Hall – YoYo • Carnegie Hall • Orchestra of St. Luke’s • Chicago Children’s Choir • Chicago Symphony • Cleveland Orchestra • Dallas Symphony • Danish Radio Symphony • Detroit Symphony • Filarmonica della Scala • Florida Orchestra • Florida Philharmonic • Israel Philharmonic Orchestra • Kansas City Symphony • Knoxville Symphony • La Philharmonic • The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra • Los Angeles Philharmonic • Louisiana Philharmonic • Mexico City Festival • Milwaukee Symphony • Montreal Symphony • Morphing Chamber Orchestra • Mozarteum Orchestra • Munich Radio Orchestra • Nashville Symphony • National Orchestra of Sweden • National Symphony (DC) • New Japan Philharmonic • New Jersey Symphony • New York Philharmonic • NDR Hanover Pops Orchestra • NDR Radiophilharmonie • Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam Tour • North Carolina Symphony • Oklahoma City Philharmonic • Omaha Symphony • Oregon Symphony • Pacific Symphony • Peoria Symphony • Phoenix Symphony • Philadelphia Orchestra • Philadelphia Symphony • Philharmonic Youth Concerts • Pittsburgh Symphony • Rockford Symphony • Rotterdam Philharmonic • Sacramento Symphony • Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra • San Diego Symphony • San Jose Symphony • San Francisco Symphony • Seattle Symphony • Siegen Orchestra • Saint Paul Choral Orchestra • St. Louis Symphony • Toledo Symphony • Toronto Symphony • Tucson Symphony • Utah Symphony • Vancouver Symphony • Vienna Philharmonic • Virginia Symphony • Vienna Philharmonic • • AGENTS • • Seth Malasky (Wasserman Music) • Ted Kurland (The Kurland Agency) • Clint Mitchell (WME) • Jason Bagdade (Opus 3 Artists) • Andreas Schessl (München Musik) • Karsten Jahnke (Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion GmbH) • • BMI • • BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • Management Services Inc. • Teri Martin • Joel Goldstein • Scott Alleyne • Siobhan Lawson • Zory Pagan • William Abrams, Esq. • • SESAC • • UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP • • Andrew Jenkins • Linda Newmark • Suzanne Carey • Tom Foster • Simon Hotchkiss • Kat McLean-Daley • Tom Eaton • • LEGAL • • Robert J. Epstein, Esq. • Paul Marshall, Esq. • Howard Wattenburg, Esq. • Howard Leib, Esq. • • ROAD MANAGER • Kate Elliott • • HOUSE SOUND ENGINEER • Dan Vicari • • CONDUCTING TEACHERS • • Leonard Bernstein • Carlos Kleiber • Gustav Meier • • ENGINEERS • • Chris Tergesen • Kevin Killen • Allen Sides • • OMEGA INSTITUTE • • Rhinebeck New York • • FREIGHT & SALVAGE • • Peter Williams • • GRACE CATHEDRAL • • PERFORMANCE / CONCERT VIDEOS • • Rendezvous in NY (2004; guest artist for Chick Corea) • Live in Montreal (2003) • Spirits of Music (Vols. 1 & 2) 2002 • Swingin’ Bach (2000) • Try This at Home (1999) • Sessions at West 54th Street (1997; w/ Voicestra) • Bobby McFerrin and Guests “Swinging Bach” in Leipzig (2000) • Spontaneous Inventions (1989; Received 1989 ACE Cable Award) • Concert for Europe: Bobby and the Vienna Philharmonic (2004) • • FILM / VIDEO SCORES • • Son of the Pink Panther (1993) • Knickknack (Pixar, 1989) • Common Threads (1989; Emmy Award for Best Score) • Round Midnight (1986) • How the Camel Got His Hump (1987) • How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin (1987) • The Cosby Show Theme Song (1987) • • MUSIC VIDEOS • • Baby (1991) • The Garden (1991) • Opportunity (1990) • Don’t Worry Be Happy (1988) • Drive (1988) • Good Lovin’ (1988) • • • OTHER VIDEOS • • Beyond Words: The Bravo Profile (2003, Bio-Documentary) • In My Life (1998, Documentary on making of CD) • Wizard of Oz On Ice (1996; Host) • Rhythms of the World (1992; co-narration with Peter Gabriel) • Satruday Night Live (1988; Musical Guest) • The Music Instinct: Science & Song (2009 PBS) • • GRAMMY® WINS • • 1985, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for “Another Night in Tunisia” • 1985, Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, “Another Night in Tunisia” • 1986, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, “Round Midnight” • 1987, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, “What Is This Thing Called Love” • 1987, Best Recording for Children, “The Elephant’s Child” • 1988, Song of the Year, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” • 1988, Record of the Year, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” • 1988, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” • 1988, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, “Brothers” • 1992, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, “Round Midnight” • • GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS • • 1987, Best Performance Music Video, “Spontaneous Inventions (Video)” • 1988, Album of the Year, “Simple Pleasures” • 1990, Best Male Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, “Scrapple From the Apple” • 1991, Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, “Medicine Music (Album)” • 1993, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, “The Pink Panther Theme (Track)” • 1995, Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s), Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) (Track)” • 2003, Best Instrument Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), “Armando’s Rhumba” • 2010, Best Classical Crossover Album, “Vocabularies” • • MANAGEMENT | PRODUCTION | PUBLISHING: PROBNOBLEM MUSIC • ORIGINAL ARTISTS (since 1979) Linda Goldstein (CEO) – GRAMMY® Winning Producer – Record Of The Year: Don’t Worry, Be Happy • Adam Jones
THANKS TO THE MILLIONS OF SWEET SINGING PEOPLE from ALL OVER THE WORLD
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