# Scott Klopfenstein | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/scott-klopfenstein
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/scott-klopfenstein/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 14:10 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/scott-klopfenstein
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/scott-klopfenstein/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/scott-klopfenstein/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Scott Klopfenstein
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `scott-klopfenstein`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 14:10 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-df26a9bb0ed5fbdd
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3996
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: The Hilarious, and Welcome To New York
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Scott Klopfenstein grew up in Upper Arlington, Ohio, where his father played jazz piano and his mother classical violin. He started on piano at five and later picked up saxophone, trombone, and guitar. In the early 1990s, he co-founded the alternative swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers with Jimbo Mathus. Their debut album 'The Inevitable' came out in 1996, featuring 'The Hilarious,' which became something of a signature track for the...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. The Hilarious — https://lyroverse.com/scott-klopfenstein/the-hilarious
2. Welcome To New York — https://lyroverse.com/scott-klopfenstein/welcome-to-new-york