American musician who fused scat singing with electronic dance music, overcoming stuttering to become a global 1990s icon.Born in California, Larkin worked as a jazz pianist for decades before reinventing himself at age 53 as Scatman John. His 1995 single 'Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)' sold over 6 million copies globally. He became an advocate for stutterers before dying of lung cancer at 57....