List of scat singers

This article lists notable scat singers by year of birth. It is also sortable alphabetically.

This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Artist	Lifespan
Greene, GeneGene Greene	1881–1930
Edwards, CliffCliff Edwards	1895–1971
Watson, LeoLeo Watson	1898–1950
Armstrong, LouisLouis Armstrong	1901–1971
Hall, AdelaideAdelaide Hall	1901–1993
Crosby, BingBing Crosby	1903–1977
Calloway, CabCab Calloway	1907–1995
Gonella, NatNat Gonella	1908–1998
Prima, LouisLouis Prima	1910–1978
Crothers, ScatmanScatman Crothers	1910–1986
Gaillard, SlimSlim Gaillard	1916–1991
Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie	1917–1993
Fitzgerald, EllaElla Fitzgerald	1917–1996
Jefferson, EddieEddie Jefferson	1918–1979
O'Day, AnitaAnita O'Day	1919–2006
Terry, ClarkClark Terry	1920–
McRae, CarmenCarmen McRae	1920–1994
Vaughan, SarahSarah Vaughan	1924–1990
Babs, AliceAlice Babs	1924–
Davis, SammySammy Davis, Jr.	1925–1990
Tormé, MelMel Tormé	1925–1999
Laine, CleoCleo Laine	1927–
Baker, ChetChet Baker	1929–1988
Carter, BettyBetty Carter	1929–1998
Taylor, ShoobyShooby Taylor	1929–2003
Boone, RichardRichard B. Boone	1930–1999
Murphy, MarkMark Murphy	1932–
Khil, EduardEduard Khil	1934–2012
Watson, JohnnyJohnny "Guitar" Watson	1935–1996
Miller, RogerRoger Dean Miller	1936–1992
Lee, JeanneJeanne Lee	1939–2000
Jarreau, AlAl Jarreau	1940–
Larkin, John PaulJohn Paul Larkin ("Scatman John")	1942–1999
Franklin, ArethaAretha Franklin	1942–
Benson, GeorgeGeorge Benson	1943–
Dudziak, UrszulaUrszula Dudziak	1943–
Dolenz, MickyMicky Dolenz	1945–
Morrison, VanVan Morrison	1945–
Wyatt, RobertRobert Wyatt	1945–
Pointer, RuthRuth Pointer (Pointer Sisters)	1946–
Gilmour, DavidDavid Gilmour	1946–
Winter, EdgarEdgar Winter	1946–
Pointer, AnitaAnita Pointer (Pointer Sisters)	1948–
Ray Brown, Jr.Ray Brown, Jr.	1949–
Redbone, LeonLeon Redbone	1949–
McFerrin, BobbyBobby McFerrin	1950–
Pointer, BonnieBonnie Pointer (Pointer Sisters)	1950–
Bridgewater, Dee DeeDee Dee Bridgewater	1950–
White, CarlaCarla White	1951–2007
Pointer, JuneJune Pointer (Pointer Sisters)	1953–2006
Khan, ChakaChaka Khan	1953–
Chan, JackieJackie Chan	1954–
Roth, David LeeDavid Lee Roth	1954–
Aznar, PedroPedro Aznar	1959–
Ard, KenKen Ard	1960–
Pizzarelli, John Paul Jr.John Pizzarelli	1960–
Kiedis, AnthonyAnthony Kiedis	1962–
Elling, KurtKurt Elling	1967–
Matthews, DaveDave Matthews	1967–
Patton, MikeMike Patton	1968–
Szrom, JanuszJanusz Szrom	1968–
Patton, MikeAziza Mustafa Zadeh	1969–
Davis, JonathanJonathan Davis	1971–
Birgisson, Jón ÞórJón Þór Birgisson	1975–
Mraz, JasonJason Mraz	1977–
Roberge, MarcMarc Roberge	1978–
Leib, SaraSara Leib	1981–
James Angus, HarryHarry James Angus	1982–
Winehouse, AmyAmy Winehouse	1983–2011
Yanofsky, NikkiNikki Yanofsky	1994–

Groups

Group	Years active
Boswell Sisters, TheThe Boswell Sisters	1925-1936
Nutty Squirrels, TheThe Nutty Squirrels	1959–1964, 1977–1981
Manhattan Transfer, TheThe Manhattan Transfer	1969–1971; since 1972

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