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Date of Birth
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13-March-1942
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Place of Birth
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El Monte
(Los Angeles County, California, United States of America, Area code 626)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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John Scatman, John Paul Larkin, John Larkin, John Paul Larkin, ジョン・ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ«ãƒ»ãƒ©ãƒ¼ã‚ン, Scatman, John Paul Larkin
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Profession
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Musician, Songwriter, Singer
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John Paul Larkin, better known by his stage name Scatman John, was an American musician who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hits "Scatman" and "Scatman's World".
A stutterer, Larkin stated that scatting was "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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