Jamaican dancehall singer Eek-A-Mouse straddled the line between eccentric and genius with his signature vocal style, which melded traditional singing with toasting that hinged on abstract and offbeat scatting. He began in the mid-'70s as a traditional vocalist, but shifted gears in the '80s with the help of producers like Joe Gibbs and Scientist to embrace his free-form sound. '81's Reggae Sunsplash proved to be his breakout appearance, and Eek-A-Mouse's manic stage persona and musical glossolalia would keep him active, with intermittent success, for the next three decades.