Michael Brewer, one-half of the folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley, has died. He was 80. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Brewer's musical partner, Tom Shipley, confirmed the news of his death in a Facebook post. A ...

The duo Brewer & Shipley reached the Top 10 in 1971 with “One Toke Over the Line,” a ditty about marijuana that ran afoul of Nixon-era censors. By Alex Williams Michael Brewer, half of the folk-rock ...

Michael Brewer, half of the folk/rock duo Brewer & Shipley, died Dec. 17 at the age of 80. brewerandshipley.com Michael Brewer, half of the most successful folk/rock music act Kansas City has ever ...

Michael Brewer of Brewer & Shipley passed away on Tuesday at the age of 80. The news was confirmed in a press release, noting that Brewer had been battling multiple illnesses for the last three years.

Tom Shipley, half of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley, has died at age 84. His death on Aug. 24 was confirmed by his son Marc to the New York Times, though no cause was specified.

Tom Shipley, left, with Michael Brewer in 1971. Shipley died Aug. 24 at the age of 84. File photo Tom Shipley of the iconic Kansas City folk/rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at the age of 84. The ...

Tom Shipley, half of the folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley, whose dizzying encounter with cannabis at a gig provided inspiration for "One Toke Over the Line," a surprise Top 10 hit in 1971 that lived on ...

Tom Shipley of Brewer & Shipley, the duo best known for the 1971 Top 10 hit “One Toke Over the Line,” has died of unspecified causes at the age of 84. The New York Times confirmed the news with ...

With their “One Toke Over the Line,” he and Michael Brewer saw a musical in-joke turn into a timeless cultural phenomenon. By Alex Williams Tom Shipley, half of the folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley, ...