Scatman John

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Lifespan:
March 13, 1942 - December 3, 1999, he died aged 57 and was American.
Names:
Birthname: John Paul Larkin. Also released as: John Larkin.
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An Artist with 11 releases under 2 pseudonyms.

Biography

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John Paul Larkin (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999), better known by his stage name Scatman John, was an American jazz musician and singer who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1994 hit "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)".

A stutterer, John liked to say scatting was a process of "turning my biggest problem into my biggest asset". Scatman John sold millions of recordings worldwide and was named "Best New Artist" in the Echo Awards in both Japan and Germany. He was a recipient of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Annie Glenn Award for outstanding service to the stuttering community and National Stuttering Association Hall of Fame.

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Discography

11 releases – 10 under his own name and 1 under 1 pseudonym Edit
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