American Songwriter

On This Day in 1971, a Forgotten Folk Duo Entered the Charts With a Controversial Hit That Featured Jerry Garcia and Appeared in a Johnny Depp Cult Classic

On this day (March 13) in 1971, Brewer & Shipley appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with “One Toke Over the Line.” The song, which is obviously about enjoying a little too much jazz ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

‘One Toke Over the Line’ Singer and Writer Tom Shipley Dead at 84

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 ...
Yahoo

Other half of famed Kansas City folk-rock duo dies, eight months after bandmate

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Shipley, left, with Michael Brewer in 1971. Shipley died Aug. 24 at the age of 84. (File photo) Tom Shipley of the iconic ...
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 ...