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Scatman John is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Those roots explain a lot about how Scatman John arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Corona, Captain Jack, Culture Beat, Whigfield and Ice MC, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lou Bega, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Scatman John, reaching back through Louis Armstrong and forward to Lou Bega. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
John Paul Larkin, 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.
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Scatman John connections
Scatman John grew out of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, shares an orbit with Corona, Captain Jack, Culture Beat and Whigfield, went on to shape Lou Bega. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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