Unforgettable Songs • Classic • Rock • Jazz on Instagram: "Scatman John, born John Paul Larkin, was an American musician who struggled with a severe stutter for most of his life. For years, he avoided speaking in public and felt ashamed of his own voice. But in the early 1990s, he did something extraordinary — he transformed his weakness into his signature sound. By blending jazz scat singing with dance and eurodance music, he created something the world had never heard before. His hit song Scat