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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 during the 1990s through his fusion of scat singing and dance music. He recorded five albums, which were released between 1986 and 2002.
"Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" is a song by American musician Scatman John. It was released in November 1994 by RCA Records as his debut single, and was later re-released in July 1995 for his second album, Scatman's World (1995). The song was co-written by John and has been described as "a blend of jazz scatting, rap, and house beats".
The video ends with Scatman looking up at Louis in the parking lot where it started. An alternate version of the music video was released with some parts of the video replaced with different scenes. "Everybody Jam!" was later published on Scatman John's official YouTube channel in August 2014. The video has amassed more than 3 million views as ...
"Su Su Su Super キ・レ・イ" (Rōmaji: "Kirei" meaning "beautiful") is a Scatman John single, recorded in Japan with Japanese backing musicians and released there as a tie-in to a cosmetics commercial. The song was his highest-charting single in Japan, reaching no. 16. The song is based on a series of catchy loops of party lyrics.
"Scatman's World" is a song by American singer Scatman John, released in June 1995 as the second single from his album of the same name (1995). Co-written by John, the song was the follow-up to the international hit "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" and reached number-one in Belgium (in both Flanders and Wallonia), Finland, France, Germany, Hungary and Spain.
In 1995, stutterer Scatman John turned his problem into his asset and wrote the hit song "Scatman". Stuttering assisted him to scat sing and create incredible sounds. The lyrics are inspirational and directed at stutterers: Everybody stutters one way or the other so check out my message to you As a matter of fact, don't let nothin' hold you back
John Lee Hooker: 1912–2001 American blues guitarist [107] Scatman John: 1942–1999 American scat singer [108] Jim Kerr: 1959–present Scottish singer and songwriter [23] Alvin Lucier: 1931–2021 American music professor and composer of experimental music [18] Chris Martin: 1977–present English singer, songwriter, and pianist [23] Kylie ...
Scatman John died of lung cancer on 3 December 1999 at his home in California, six months after this album's release, ultimately making it his last. There were no music videos made for any of the tracks on this album, owing to John's deteriorating health. "Take Your Time" was released as a six-track CD-single.