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“One More Time" became Daft Punk’s biggest hit & first million-selling single, sampling Eddie Johns' 1979 song "More Spell on You.”

Though Daft Punk confirmed they have, for years, paid royalties to officially license the sample, he hasn’t seen a dime https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-06/daft-punk-one-more-time-eddie-johns-homeless

A homeless L.A. musician helped create a Daft Punk classic. So why hasn't he seen a dime?

Daft Punk sampled Eddie Johns' "More Spell on You" on their hit "One More Time." Johns, who has struggled with homelessness, was never paid or credited.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-06/daft-punk-one-more-time-eddie-johns-homeless

When Daft Punk swept the 2014 #Grammys sampling his song, Eddie Johns was living on the streets.

Unlike other, more prominent sampled acts on Daft Punk's “Random Access Memories," he is not credited as a songwriter on the publishing for “One More Time” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2014-daft-punk-album-of-the-year-story.html

Grammys 2014: Daft Punk wins album of the year

Retro-futuristic electronic act Daft Punk triumphed over country superstar Taylor Swfit and hip-hop heavyweight Kendrick Lamar to take the most prestigious Grammy prize, album of the year, for its...

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2014-daft-punk-album-of-the-year-story.html

The Liberian-born singer, now 70, struggled with homelessness here for more than a decade.

He had a stroke 10 years ago that left him unable to work and forced him onto the streets or into shelters https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-06/daft-punk-one-more-time-eddie-johns-homeless

Determining what, exactly, Eddie Johns is owed two decades after Daft Punk sampled his song will be complicated.

@AugustBrown explains why

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-06/daft-punk-one-more-time-eddie-johns-homeless

Determining what, exactly, Eddie Johns is owed two decades after Daft Punk sampled his song will be complicated. @AugustBrown explains why https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-06/daft-punk-one-more-time-eddie-johns-homeless

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