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Scatman John
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American musician (1942–1999)
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Scatman John, born John Paul Larkin in El Monte, California, was an American male pianist, composer, jazz musician, and screenwriter. Active from 1976 until his death in 1999, he performed in the jazz, house music, dance-pop, electronic, and eurodance genres. He played the piano and used his voice as an instrument.
Larkin was a citizen of the United States and spoke English. He had a medical condition characterized by stuttering. He died of lung cancer from natural causes in Los Angeles. His professional work included acting, and he is distinct from the entity known as Scatman.
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Film & TV
Acting · El Monte, California, USA
John Paul Larkin, known professionally as Scatman John, was an American 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 2001.
Known for
- Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden — Self2004
- Danny and the Scatman — Self1999
- Zona+ — Próprio1994
- ECHO-Verleihung — Self1992
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1942
- Active to
- 1999
Discography
- Killer Joe1985
- Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)1994
- Scatman’s World1995
- Scatman’s World1995
- Scat Paradise1995
- Song of Scatland1995
- Everybody Jam!1996
- Everybody Jam!1996
- Only You1996
- Pripri Scat1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 660,774
- Total plays
- 5,204,616
Tags
John Paul Larkin (born March 13, 1942 in El Monte, California; died December 3, 1999 in Los Angeles), known as Scatman John, was a famous stutterer who invented a unique fusion of scat singing and disco. As he liked to say, this was a process of "turning my biggest problem into my biggest asset." Scatman John has received 14 golds and 18 platinums for his albums and singles. He was also the recipient of the Annie Glenn Award for his outstanding service to the stuttering community <a href="https
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- John Paul Larkin , ( 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 hip-hop
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter pianist
- Instruments
- Vocals piano
- Years active
- 1970s –1999
- Labels
- America RCA Iceberg Transition
- Spouse
- Judy McHugh Larkin
- Website
- scatmanjohn .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- El Monte
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- house music
- Instrument
- voice
Show 14 more facts
- date of birth
- 1942-03-13
- date of death
- 1999-12-03
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- John Paul Larkin
- birth name
- John Paul Larkin
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
- medical condition
- stuttering
- different from
- Scatman
- pseudonym
- Scatman John
- social media followers
- 690000
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
John Paul Larkin (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999), known professionally under the alias Scatman John, was an American musician. A prolific jazz pianist and vocalist for several decades, he rose to prominence in 1994 through his fusion of scat singing and dance music. He recorded five albums, which were released between 1986 and 2001.
In the United States and Europe, Larkin is recognized for his 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 more than 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. 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.
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