Scatman Crothers

Biography

Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23, 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Songwriter (“Dearest One”), actor, composer, singer, comedian and guitarist who, after high school, appeared in nightclubs, hotels, films and on television. He made many records, including his own compositions. He joined ASCAP in 1959, and his popular-song compositions also include “The Gal Looks Good”, “Nobody Knows Why”, “I Was There”, “A Man’s Gotta Eat” and “When, Oh When”. Scatman Crothers died at age 76 of pneumonia and lung cancer at his home in Van Nuys, California on November 22, 1986.