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John Paul Larkin (13 March 1942 – 3 December 1999), 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 (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" 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.
Born in El Monte, CA, Larkin suffered a severe stutter from the time he learned to speak, which led to an emotionally traumatic childhood. Even at the peak of his success in 1995, journalists reported that during interviews he "hardly finishes a sentence without repeating the phrase at least six or seven times because of his stuttering." At age twelve he began to learn piano, and was introduced to the art of scat singing at the age of fourteen through records by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, amongst others. The piano provided him with a means of artistic expression to compensate for his speech difficulties. He remarked in a 1996 interview that “playing piano gave me a way to speak;... I hid behind the piano when I was performing because I was scared of talking.”
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John William Coltrane, also known as "Trane" (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and was later at the forefront of free jazz. He led at least fifty recording sessions during his career, and appeared as a sideman on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk.
As his career progressed, Coltrane and his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. Coltrane influenced innumerable musicians, and remains one of the most significant saxophonists in music history. He received many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane and a special Pulitzer Prize in 2007. His second wife was pianist Alice Coltrane and their son Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist.
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Scatman John Documentry
John Larkin (Scatman John) - The Misfits
John Larkin (John Scatman) - The Misfit
John Larkin (Scatman John) - John Coltrane
John Larkin (Scatman John) - The Song Is You (Live Performance, John Larkin Trio)
Route 66-Scatman John
The Pause: John Larkin in Conversation
Last Night I Dreamed - John Paul Larkin (Scatman John)
Tribute to Scatman John Larkin
Actors: Steve Gehrke (miscellaneous crew), John Glover (actor), Grant Heslov (actor), Timothy Hutton (actor), John Glover (actor), Timothy Hutton (actor), Mason Daring (composer), Scott Wilkinson (actor), Joey Miyashima (actor), Daniel H. Blatt (producer), Brad Greenquist (actor), Jim McBride (director), Michael Klesic (miscellaneous crew), Max Wright (actor), Yvonne Zima (actress),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Thriller,Actors: Fred Allen (editor), Robert Blake (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Tommy Coats (actor), Dick Curtis (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), Bill Elliott (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Bud Geary (actor), Pascale Perry (actor), Jack Tornek (actor), Alice Fleming (actress), Gerald Geraghty (writer), Earle Snell (writer), R.G. Springsteen (director),
Plot: While not exact remakes, two 1945 westerns - Republic's Wagon Wheels Westward and Monogram's Springtime in Texas - are close enough to the plot of Universal's 1943 Cheyenne Roundup to be labeled next-of-kin versions. Republic's offering finds The Duchess and her nephew Red Ryder setting out to pioneer a new stagecoach line through the wild, rough country leading to Desert Springs, a small, isolated town. To ensure the customer base for the new line, they are bringing with them a wagon train of prospective settlers who want land of their own and have the cash to pay for it. Red and the Duchess are unaware that their letter to John Larkin, the hotel owner and land agent in Desert Springs, has been intercepted by Dave McKean and his henchmen. McKean has intentions of letting Larkin complete the land deals and then he and his gang will steal the money. Arriving in Desert Springs, McKean & Co. are startled to find the town completely deserted (because of a rumored gold strike elsewhere), with signs that all of the citizens pulled out in a hurry. Seeing this as even a better opportunity, McKean sets himself and his men up as the town's officials and await the arrival of the prospective pigeons. An added subplot involves newly-wed Arlie Adams, a member of the wagon train, being blackmailed by Lunsford over an earlier scandal and, while she was innocently involved, still doesn't want husband Bob Adams to learn about it.
Keywords: red-ryder-seriesActors: Arthur Aylesworth (actor), Dave Willock (actor), Emmett Vogan (actor), Harlan Briggs (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Harry Harvey (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Arthur Housman (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), Arthur Lake (actor), Donald MacBride (actor), Robert McKenzie (actor), Donald Meek (actor), Gus Glassmire (actor), Christine McIntyre (actress),
Plot: The Bumsteads are heading to the mountains for a summer vacation. Departing the train they learn that the gent they had trouble with on the trip, and they seek out another hotel. The one they find is owned by an elderly couple and is on the verge of bankruptcy. The Bumsteads decide to help save the old Mom-and-Pop homestead for Mom and Pop. It doesn't take long for them to begin wondering whether Dagwood is for them or against them.
Keywords: 1930s, accident, arson, b-movie, baker, bakery, banker, based-on-comic, bill-collector, character-name-in-titleActors: Burton L. King (director), Harry T. Morey (actor), Mary Alden (actress), Ricca Allen (actress), Mickey Bennett (actor), Coit Albertson (actor), Leota Morgan (writer), Helen Rowland (actress), Edward Quinn (actor), Madeline La Varre (actress),
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