Michael Brewer (L) and Tom Shipley (Dirty Linen cartoon 2005)
Perhaps it would be a reach to call the 1971 folk-rock ballad “One Toke Over the Line” a “one-hit” wonder, but singer-songwriters Brewer & Shipley were mellow about that. During the early 1970s, Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley were based out of Rolla, Mo., a town on a beautiful winding stretch of Route 66 about 100 miles west of St. Louis.
Michael Brewer died on Dec. 17 at his home outside of Branson. Mo. He was 80 years old. He was born in Oklahoma City, OK. No cause of death has been announced.
Brewer & Shipley did have other [...]
