Scat singing is a type of voice instrumental music. A scat is vocalized either wordlessly or with nonsense words and syllables (e.g. "bippity-bippity-doo-wop-razzamatazz-skoobie-doobie-bee-bop-a-lula-shabazz") as employed by jazz singers. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice. Voice instrumental music is the term used for compositions and improvisations for the human voice. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... Musical improvisation is the spontaneous creative process of making music while it is being performed. ... The human voice consists of sound made by a human using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying and screaming. ...

Another form of jazz singing, vocalese, is closely related, but uses lyrics rather than nonsense syllables. Often, rather than improvising melodies, practitioners of vocalese sing lyrics to improvisations by instrumental performers. Vocalese is a style or genre of jazz singing wherein lyrics are written for melodies that were originally part of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation. ...

History

Before the national spread of jazz in the United States, a type of scat singing was already in use by ragtime vocalists. Ragtime pioneer Ben Harney and New Orleans pianist Tony Jackson were said to be scat singing in the early years of the 20th century. One early master of ragtime scat singing was Gene Greene who recorded scat choruses in his song "King of the Bungaloos" and several others between 1911 and 1917. Star entertainer Al Jolson even scatted through a few bars in the middle of his 1911 recording of "That Haunting Melody". For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Look up ragtime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Benjamin Robertson Ben Harney (6 March 1871 _ 2 March 1938) was a United States of America songwriter, entertainer, and pioneer of ragtime music. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Al Jolson was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian and actor of Jewish heritage whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

A frequently repeated legend alleges that Louis Armstrong invented scat singing on the spot when he dropped the lyric sheet while singing during his recording of "Heebie Jeebies" in 1926. The story is false and Armstrong himself made no such claim. Jazz musicians Don Redman, Cliff Edwards, and Red Nichols all recorded examples of scat earlier than Armstrong. However, the record "Heebie Jeebies" and subsequent Armstrong recordings introduced scat singing to a wider audience and did much to popularize the style. Armstrong was an innovative singer who experimented with all kinds of sound and improvised with his voice as well as on his instrument. In one famous example, Armstrong scatted a passage on "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas"—he sings "I've done forgot the words!" in the middle of recording before taking off in scat. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Heebie Jeebies is the name of more than one melody. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900, Piedmont, West Virginia - November 30, 1964, New York) was an American jazz musician, arranger, and composer. ... Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 – 17 July 1971), also known as Ukelele Ike, was an American singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, and also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career. ... Ernest Loring Red Nichols (May 8, 1905–June 28, 1965) was a United States jazz cornettist. ...

On October 26, 1927 Duke Ellington's Orchestra recorded "Creole Love Call" featuring Adelaide Hall singing wordlessly. "She sounds like a particularly sensitive growl trumpeter", according to Nat Hentoff. The creativity must be shared between Ellington and Hall as he knew the style of performance he wanted, but she was the one who was able to produce the sound. In 1932, Ellington repeated the experiment in one of his versions of "The Mooche", with Baby Cox singing scat after a muted similar trombone solo by Tricky Sam Nanton. is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. ... Adelaide Hall Adelaide Hall (20 October 1901–7 November 1993 was an American-born British singer and entertainer. ... Growling is a multiphonic technique of playing wind instruments (saxophone, trumpet). ... Nat Hentoff (born June 10, 1925) is an American civil libertarian, free speech absolutist, pro-life advocate, anti-death penalty advocate, jazz critic, historian, biographer and anecdotist, and columnist for the Village Voice, Legal Times, Washington Times, The Progressive, Editor & Publisher, Free Inquiry and Jewish World Review. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joe Tricky Sam Nanton (February 1, 1904 - July 20, 1946) was a famous trombonist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. ...

According to Dick Higgins, "In Black American music there is a sound poetry tradition, possibly based originally on work calls, which we find [transformed] into the scat singing of the popular music of the 1930s, in the long nonsense-like passages in Cab Calloway's singing of "Minnie the Moocher", for example". Dick Higgins (born Cambridge, England 1938, died Quebec, Canada 1998) was a poet and early Fluxus artist. ... African American music (also called black music, formerly known as race music) is an umbrella term given to a range of musical genres emerging from or influenced by the culture of African Americans, who have long constituted a large ethnic minority of the population of the United States. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. ... Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, from the opening credits of Max Fleischers Minnie the Moocher, which included a recording of the titular Calloway song. ...

Ella Fitzgerald further popularized scat singing as a vocal jazz art form, most particularly exemplified in her 1947 recording of George and Ira Gershwin's "Oh, Lady be Good!". Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Ira Gershwin (6 December 1896 – 17 August 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. ... Oh, Lady be Good! is a 1924 (see 1924 in music) song by George and Ira Gershwin. ...

Sarah Vaughan was also a great proponent of scat, sometimes inventing whole new melodic lines in her improvisation. She may not have had the popularity of Ella Fitzgerald but aficionados rate her as the finest scat singer ever, the John Coltrane of scat. Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ...

Scat singing influenced the development of doo-wop and hip hop. It has also appeared in various genres of rock music. Jim Morrison of The Doors sings a chorus of slow scat on the song "Cars Hiss By My Window",trying to replicate a harmonica solo he had heard and it also notably opens the b-side of Joe Walsh's 1973 album The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get with the song "Meadow". The technique was employed in the song "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For other persons named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison. ... This page is about the rock band. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Joseph Fidler Joe Walsh[1] (born November 20, 1947)[2] is an American guitarist and rock musician. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get is the second album by Joe Walsh, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ...

Scat also makes appearances in newer genres, including industrial music, in the chorus of Ministry's 1991 song "Jesus Built My Hotrod"; nu metal, in the band Korn whose lead singer Jonathan Davis has incorporated scat singing into songs such as "Twist", "Ball Tongue", "Freak on a Leash", "B.B.K." and "Liar"; and the heavy metal subgenre of death metal, where scat singing is used by John Tardy of the band Obituary. Legendary jazz artist Scatman John (John Paul Larkin) renewed interest in the genre briefly during the mid-90s. Jack Black incorporates scat into several Tenacious D songs, most notably: Tribute, The Cosmic Shame, Classico Double Team (live) and Bowie. Singer JoJo does ad-libbed scats on the track "Yes or No". It has been suggested that Chicago Industrial be merged into this article or section. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by front-man by Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs is an album by the band Ministry. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... For other uses, see Korn (disambiguation). ... Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum nu metal[1] band, Korn. ... Ball Tongue is a song by the Nu Metal band Korn. ... Freak on a Leash is a commercially successful song by the band Korn. ... B.B.K is a song by Nu Metal/Alternative Metal band KoRn. ... Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. ... John Tardy is an American vocalist who is best known for his work with the death metal band Obituary. ... Cover of Cause of Death (1990) Obituary is a death metal band from Tampa, Florida. ... Scatman John John Paul Larkin, (March 13, 1942 — December 3, 1999), better known as Scatman John, was a famous stuttering jazz musician who perfected a unique fusion of scat singing and disco, best known for his 1994 hit Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop). As he liked to say... John Paul Larkin, more commonly known as Scatman John, was a pop musician and singer who used scat singing together with jazz and techno pop. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Jojo or variants therefrom can refer to: Joseph Henry Jo Jo White, a former player for the Boston Celtics Joel Jo-Jo Hailey, a male R&B singer from K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci JoJo Savard, a self-proclaimed 1-900 psychic JoJo the Monkey, a minor character in the...

The term skat is used in Jamaican music for a verbal representation of a popular guitar sound. The master Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin, said that "the offbeat guitar scratching" that he and other musicians played was referred to as "skat! skat! skat!". Some music experts believe that this term is the source of the name of ska music, which was a predecessor to reggae. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Ernest Ranglin (born 1932) is an important Jamaican musician. ... Ska (pron. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Another method of scat singing is practiced by guitarists who scat along with their solos note for note. Notable practitioners include George Benson, Sheldon Reynolds, and Rik Emmett. George Benson (b. ... Sheldon Reynolds (10 December 1923 – 25 January 2003) was an American television producer best known for his involvement in the Sherlock Holmes franchise. ... Rik Emmett (born 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. ...

Notable scat singers (in chronological order)

• Gene Greene (1881-1930)
• Cliff Edwards (1895-1971)
• Leo Watson (1898-1950)
• Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
• Bing Crosby (1903-1977)
• Cab Calloway (1907-1994)
• Louis Prima (1910-1978)
• Scatman Crothers (1910-1986)
• Slim Gaillard (1911/1916-1991)
• Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
• Anita O'Day (1919-2006)
• Carmen McRae (1920-1994)
• Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990)
• Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990)
• Mel Tormé (1925-1999)
• Cleo Laine (born 1927)
• Betty Carter (1929-1998)
• Shooby Taylor (1929-2003)
• Richard B. Boone (1930-1999)
• Mark Murphy (born 1932)
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935-1996)
• Jeanne Lee (1939-2000)
• Al Jarreau (born 1940)
• John Paul Larkin ("Scatman John") (1942-1999)
• Aretha Franklin (1942-)
• George Benson (1943-)
• Robert Wyatt (born 1945)
• Micky Dolenz (born 1945)
• Freddie Mercury (1946-1991)
• Ruth Pointer (Pointer Sisters) (born 1946)
• David Gilmour (born 1946)
• Edgar Winter (born 1946)
• Steven Tyler (born 1948)
• Anita Pointer (Pointer Sisters) (born 1948)
• Bonnie Pointer (Pointer Sisters) (born 1950)
• Bobby McFerrin (born 1950)
• June Pointer (Pointer Sisters) (1953-2006)
• Chaka Khan (born 1953)
• Jackie Chan (born 1954)
• David Lee Roth (born 1954)
• The Nutty Squirrels (active 1959-64 and 1977-81)
• Anthony Kiedis (born 1962)
• Bjarne Riis (born 1964)
• Evan Stone (born 1964)
• Dave Matthews (born January 1967)
• Kurt Elling (born November 1967)
• Bradley Nowell (born February 1968)
• Mike Patton (born 1968)
• Jack Black (born 1969)
• Jonathan Davis (born 1971)

Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. ... Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 – 17 July 1971), also known as Ukelele Ike, was an American singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, and also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career. ... Leo Watson (27 February 1898–2 May 1950) was an American jazz vocalese singer, drummer, trombonist and tipple player born in Kansas City, Missouri, perhaps best-known as a band member of The Spirits of Rhythm which included guitarist Teddy Bunn. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. ... Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter. ... Benjamin Sherman Scatman Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an African-American actor, singer, dancer and musician. ... Bulee Slim Gaillard (January 4, 1911 or 1916 – February 26, 1991) was a African-American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his scat singing and word play. ... John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella and the First Lady of Song, is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century. ... Anita ODay (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. ... Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920–November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. ... Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ... This article is about the entertainer. ... Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, is best known as one of the great male jazz singers. ... Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE, (born Clementina Dinah Campbell on October 28, 1927 in Middlesex, England) is a scat and jazz singer and an actor. ... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... William Shooby Taylor (a. ... Richard Bently Boone (February 24, 1930 – February 8, 1999) was an American jazz musician and scat singer. ... Mark Murphy is the name of two American Football safeties, an ice hockey player and one singer. ... Johnny Guitar Watson (February 3, 1935 - May 17, 1996) was an American musician whose long career influenced the development of blues, soul music, rhythm & blues, funk, rock music, and rap music. ... Jeanne Lee (January 29, 1939 - October 25, 2000) was a jazz singer. ... Alwyn Lopez Al Jarreau (born April 12, 1940) is an American singer. ... John Paul Larkin, more commonly known as Scatman John, was a pop musician and singer who used scat singing together with jazz and techno pop. ... Scatman John John Paul Larkin, (March 13, 1942 — December 3, 1999), better known as Scatman John, was a famous stuttering jazz musician who perfected a unique fusion of scat singing and disco, best known for his 1994 hit Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop). As he liked to say... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... George Benson (b. ... Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, in Bristol) is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine. ... George Michael Dolenz, Jr. ... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the British rock band Queen. ... Ruth Pointer (born March 19, 1946 in Oakland, California) is an American R&B singer, best known for being the eldest member of the legendary sister group, The Pointer Sisters. ... Pointer Sisters are an American, R&B group and recording act from Oakland, California that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a member of the band Pink Floyd. ... Edgar Winter (born December 28, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American musician who had significant success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948 in Yonkers, New York), better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Screamin) is an American musician and songwriter. ... Anita Pointer (born January 23, 1948 in Oakland, California) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter most notable for being one of the members of the superstar sister group The Pointer Sisters. ... Pointer Sisters are an American, R&B group and recording act from Oakland, California that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Patricia Bonnie Pointer (born on July 11, 1951 in Oakland, California) is an American R&B and disco singer most notable for being the next-to-youngest member of the popular 1970s and 1980s family music group, The Pointer Sisters. ... Pointer Sisters are an American, R&B group and recording act from Oakland, California that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Bobby McFerrin Robert Bobby McFerrin Jr. ... June Pointer, as shown on the cover of her self-titled 1989 album June Antoinette Pointer Whitmore (November 30, 1953 — April 11, 2006) was an American vocalist best known for her work with The Pointer Sisters. ... Pointer Sisters are an American, R&B group and recording act from Oakland, California that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is an American singer known for her 1984 cover of Princes I Feel For You, for her smash hit Im Every Woman and as a member of the funk band Rufus, with whom she recorded the legendary soul record Aint Nobody... 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Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (born April 3, 1964), nicknamed the Eagle from Herning (Danish: Ørnen fra Herning), is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who won the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team CSC. Other career highlights... Evan Stone (born July 18, 1964 in Dallas, Texas, USA) is a pornographic actor. ... David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. ... Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz vocalist. ... Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an American musician who served as lead singer and guitarist of the ska-punk band Sublime. ... Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968, in Eureka, California) is a Grammy nominated musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Faith No More from 1988 to 1998. ... Jack Black (born Thomas J. Black, Jr. ... Jonathan Houseman Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum nu metal[1] band, Korn. ...

See also

• A cappella
• Bandari, similar to scat singing, used in Persian music for centuries.
• Beatboxing
• Canntaireachd (see also Music of Scotland)
• Doo-wop
• Eefing
• Mah Nà Mah Nà
• Puirt à beul (mouth music)
• Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)
• Toasting
• Vocable
• Vocalese
• Hopelandic

A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Bandari is a style in the Persian music which stems from Irans south, around the Persian Gulf region and was used by sailors and harbour-workers for centuries. ... Moosiqi Asil or Persian music is the traditional and indigenous music of Persia and Persian-speaking countries: musiqi, the science and art of music, and moosiqi, the sound and performance of music (Sakata 1983). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Canntaireachd is a oral means of transmitting musical compositions for the highland bagpipe through vocables that represent notes on the pipe scale as well as specific changes between notes i. ... Silly Wizard The Tannahill Weavers Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. ... Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ... Eefing (also written eeephing, eephing, eeefing, or eefn[1] and doubtless other ways) is an Appalachian (United States) vocal technique similar to beatboxing, but nearly a century older. ... Mah Nà Mah Nà is a well-known pop music song, written by Piero Umiliani. ... Puirt à beul (Scots Gaelic, mouth music, literally tunes of the mouth) is a traditional form of song native to Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ... Voice instrumental music is the term used for compositions and improvisations for the human voice. ... Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop) (often just called Scatman) is the debut and most successful single from Scatman John. ... Toasting, chatting, or DJing is the act of talking or chanting over a rhythm or beat. ... A vocable is a word used without meaning. ... Vocalese is a style or genre of jazz singing wherein lyrics are written for melodies that were originally part of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation. ... ...

Further reference

• Dick Higgins, "A Taxonomy of Sound Poetry" in Precisely: Ten Eleven Twelve (1981)

Dick Higgins (born Cambridge, England 1938, died Quebec, Canada 1998) was a poet and early Fluxus artist. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

• Dick Higgins' Audio Works on UbuWeb Sound Poetry