The New York Times

Michael Brewer, Whose ‘One Toke’ Was a Big Hit, Is Dead at 80

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 ...
The New York Times

Tom Shipley, Whose Ode to Weed Reached the Top 10, Dies at 84

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, ...
Texarkana Gazette

Michael Brewer, whose 'One Toke' was a big hit, is dead at 80

Michael Brewer, half of the folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley, who scored an unlikely Top 10 hit in 1970 with "One Toke Over the Line" -- one of the most overt pop odes to marijuana of the hippie era and ...
Texarkana Gazette

Tom Shipley, whose ode to weed reached the Top 10, dies at 84

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 ...