dag - i'm almost afraid to post in here - there's way too much to cover!
and, get this, the first thing i thought of to add on top of the fantastic contributions already, turns out it's basically impossible to stream
back to why it's not streamable - shit, it's one of the more sampled funky drummer breaks of all time, and someone is attempting to clean up copywrite now?
it's worse than that - a little digging turns up links to YT videos where the video was pulled down in response to a claim by MOTHERFUCKING TufAmerica - this shit should be preserved by the Smithsonian or the LoC or something, and instead it's in the hands of these marauders. fucking burn in hell Aaron Fuchs you shitty little pissant - you ain't protecting any creators with your endless litigation - you're a parasite and a wrecker. all my opinion turd breath so suck it. anybody scratchin' their heads over my vitriol can chack a taste from good ol' wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuff_City_Records
and the kicker? fuckers lost a lawsuit with Johnson for non-payment of the royalties they were supposedly seeking on his behalf over 10 years ago and they're still motherfucking blockading the song? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_Jo ... ty_dispute
anyway, here's some other Smokey to make up for Aaron Fuchs' worthless hide