Born Benjamin Sherman Crothers in Terre Haute, Indiana. Songwriter, actor, composer, singer, comedian and guitarist who, after high school, appeared in nightclubs, hotels, films and on television. 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.

Credits include: RoboCop, RoboCop 2, RoboCop 3, Nashville and Coffy

Credits include: Cabin in the Sky, Brewster's Millions, Topper Returns, The Mouse That Jack Built and The Green Pastures

Credits include: Tick tick tick, Harlem Globetrotters and Black Chariot

Credits include: Harlem Globetrotters