American singer-songwriter and musician (1942–1999)
This article is about Scatman John. For the previous actor and musician, see Scatman Crothers.
Scatman John
Background information
Birth name
John Paul Larkin
Born
(1942-03-13)March 13, 1942 El Monte, California, U.S.
Died
December 3, 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Eurodance
pop
jazz
scat
rap
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
pianist
Instrument(s)
Vocals
piano
Years active
1981–1999
Labels
America
RCA
Iceberg
Transition
Website
scatmanjohn.com
Musical artist
John Paul Larkin (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999), known professionally as Scatman John, was an American singer-songwriter and musician. A prolific jazz pianist and vocalist for several decades, he rose to prominence during the 1990s through his fusion of scat singing and dance music. He recorded five albums, which were released between 1986 and 2002.
In the United States and Europe, Larkin is recognized for his 1995 singles "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" and "Scatman's World". He achieved his greatest success in Japan, where his album Scatman's World (1995) sold over a million copies. Outside of his musical activities, he had deepened exchanges with stuttering organizations and established the Scatland Foundation in 1996 with the purpose of furthering research of and educating the public on stuttering.[1] Larkin was a recipient of the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association's Annie Glenn Award for outstanding service to the stuttering community and a posthumous inductee to the National Stuttering Association Hall of Fame.
John Paul Larkin (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999), known professionally as ScatmanJohn, was an American singer-songwriter and musician. A prolific...
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by Rednex in 1994 (number 1 in 12 countries) and "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by ScatmanJohn in the same year (number 1 in 9 countries). In the...
"Scatman & Hatman", his first release since 2013. The track uses vocal samples from the 1994 single "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by ScatmanJohn....
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Scat Paradise ("スキャット天国") is a ScatmanJohn EP released only in Japan. It features the song "Hey, You!", a rarity previously only available as the B-side...
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