Turtle Shoes — who wrote it?

ISWC T0709406563 Recorded by Bobby McFerrin and others✓ No disputed shares

Turtle Shoes was written by Robert Mcferrin JR., Herbert Hancock. US mechanical royalties are collected by Universal Music-careers (50%), Hancock Music Company (50%).

Bobby McFerrin

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

100%

fully registered

Unclaimed

—

below 1% threshold

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Universal Music-careers 50%Universal Music-careers · 50%

Hancock Music Company 50%Hancock Music Company · 50%

Universal Music-careers 50% Hancock Music Company 50%

- Probnoblem Music
  Universal Music-careers · Sub-publisher
  50%
- Hancock Music Company
  Hancock Music Company
  50%
Herbert HancockUnclaimed
IPI 00013329810 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Robert Mcferrin JR.	00120772402		Composer / Lyricist	50%
Probnoblem Music	00120908304	Universal Music-careers	Sub-publisher	50%
▸Writer not listed	—		—	50%
Hancock Music Company	00623939724	Hancock Music Company		50%
Herbert Hancock	00013329810	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed

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