'One Toke Over the Line': How a Marijuana Song Became a Top 10 Folk-Rock Hit

This folk-rock hit climbed into the Billboard Top 10 even as government officials and radio stations targeted the song for banning.
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Michael Brewer, of 'One Toke Over the Line' Fame, Dies at 80: 'See You on the Other Side'

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 ...
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‘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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Brewer and Shipley

'One Toke Over the Line' Singer and Writer Tom Shipley Dead at 84 The band's marijuana-focused 1971 Top 10 hit put them in the crosshairs of the government. Just in time for 4/20, Ultimate Classic ...
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'One Toke Over the Line': How a Marijuana Song Became a Top 10 Folk-Rock Hit

In 1971, a folk-rock song about marijuana found itself at the center of a growing battle over what Americans could hear on the radio. Brewer & Shipley's "One Toke Over the Line" was released as a ...