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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.
Born in El Monte, California, Scatman John (a.k.a. John Paul Larkin) suffered from a severe stutter by the time he learned to speak which led to an emotionally traumatic childhood. At age twelve, he began to learn piano and was introduced to the art of scat singing two years later, through records by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong , among ...
The discography of Scatman John, an American scat and dance musician occasionally known under his real name John Larkin, consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, eight singles and five music videos.
John Paul Larkin ("Scatman John") 1942–1999 Flora Purim: 1942– George Benson: 1943 ... John Pizzarelli: 1960 – Anthony Kiedis ...
John Larkin (actor, born 1877) (1877–1936), African-American film actor and songwriter John Larkin (actor, born 1912) (1912–1965), American actor in radio dramas John Paul Larkin (1942–1999), American scat singing musician known as Scatman John
Another blues musician, guitarist, and songwriter who stuttered was John Lee Hooker. Stuttering is featured on the song Stuttering Blues, which appears on the album Detroit Special: "Excuse me, baby, I can't get my words out just like I want, but I can get my loving like I want it". Another musician who stuttered was Scatman John (John Paul ...
During the mid-1990s, jazz artist John Paul Larkin (better known as Scatman John) renewed interest in the genre briefly when he began fusing jazz singing with pop music and electronica, scoring a world-wide hit with the song "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" in 1994.
The following is a list of characters from the Procter & Gamble daytime soap opera The Edge of Night, which ran from 1956 to 1984. [1] [2]John Larkin originated the role of Mike Karr, portraying the character from 1956 to 1961.