'70s Folk-Rock Singer Behind Iconic Marijuana Hit Dies at 84

[signalmankenneth]

Nice song, I'll smoke a joint to Tom this evening, travel well Tom!!

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

Brewer & Shipley — made up of Shipley and Michael Brewer — were the pair behind the iconic stoner song of 1971 "One Toke Over the Line," which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard charts. According to the NYT, the song was inspired by the duo's "dizzying encounter" with marijuana at one of their gigs. A friend gave Shipley some pot at a gig in Kansas City and told him to stop at two hits because it was powerful stuff.

“Of course I wasn’t about to believe him and continued on,” he told It’s Psychedelic Baby in a 2011 interview, adding, "I said to Michael, ‘I’m one toke over the line,’ and he broke into song. There was a refrain that night and some verses the next day, and that was about it. We were trying to make ourselves, and some of our friends, laugh,” he added. “I never would have guessed what it would lead to."

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/70s-folk-rock-singer-behind-152026017.html

 

[ULTRA MAGA]

Never heard of the clown. An American dies every 8 seconds. Sounds like this one had a good run. BFD

 

[Yakuda]

Never heard of the clown. An American dies every 8 seconds. Sounds like this one had a good run. BFD

Yeah it was a kind of stoner anthem back in the day. I was in high school at the time and I had a buddy who was a huge pot head and he loved this song. What burnout he was. He also loved Kiss. What a character he was. I wonder if he survived

 

[Uncensored2008]

Never heard of the clown. An American dies every 8 seconds. Sounds like this one had a good run. BFD

One hit wonder. It was a catchy tune. I don't use drugs (glancing at the blood pressure pills on the counter..) but the song was entertaining. They never did anything else.

 

[Lionfish]

Nice song, I'll smoke a joint to Tom this evening, travel well Tom!!

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

Brewer & Shipley — made up of Shipley and Michael Brewer — were the pair behind the iconic stoner song of 1971 "One Toke Over the Line," which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard charts. According to the NYT, the song was inspired by the duo's "dizzying encounter" with marijuana at one of their gigs. A friend gave Shipley some pot at a gig in Kansas City and told him to stop at two hits because it was powerful stuff.

“Of course I wasn’t about to believe him and continued on,” he told It’s Psychedelic Baby in a 2011 interview, adding, "I said to Michael, ‘I’m one toke over the line,’ and he broke into song. There was a refrain that night and some verses the next day, and that was about it. We were trying to make ourselves, and some of our friends, laugh,” he added. “I never would have guessed what it would lead to."

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/70s-folk-rock-singer-behind-152026017.html

Fuck you asshole. You supported the assassination of your president so, fuck you!

 

[EdwinA]

Yeah it was a kind of stoner anthem back in the day. I was in high school at the time and I had a buddy who was a huge pot head and he loved this song. What burnout he was. He also loved Kiss. What a character he was. I wonder if he survived

He's was probably put in charge of our nuclear arsenal by Obama.

 

[Yakuda]

He's was probably put in charge of our nuclear arsenal by Obama.

Knowing him like I did that's not impossible

 

[Matt Dillon]

One hit wonder. It was a catchy tune. I don't use drugs (glancing at the blood pressure pills on the counter..) but the song was entertaining. They never did anything else.

That song even made it onto The Lawrence Welk Show. It does sound kinda Gospelly.
Also kinda Dr. Hooky, and country.

View: https://youtu.be/k6VZM5T9fEo
I'm sure they didn't know.

 

[EdwinA]

That song even made it onto The Lawrence Welk Show. It does sound kinda Gospelly.
Also kinda Dr. Hooky, and country.

View: https://youtu.be/k6VZM5T9fEo
I'm sure they didn't know.

lol I didn't that. Hilarious. They obviously thought it was a gospel song.

A lot of people also thought The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down was supposed to be a sad song mourning the death of the South, when it was actually a northern celebration song. I guess because Joan Baez's cover was so mournful and sad sounding. I like her version best, followed by The Band's, who had the original hit with it, after rewriting it.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Just another 'one hit wonder' in music and one toke over the line.

 

[RB 60]

Never heard of him...

Back in those days, they sometimes mixed PCP and formaldehyde with weed.
Today's weed is far better than the Mexican of those days. No need to mix anything with it.

 

[Matt Dillon]

lol I didn't that. Hilarious. They obviously thought it was a gospel song.

A lot of people also thought The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down was supposed to be a sad song mourning the death of the South, when it was actually a northern celebration song. I guess because Joan Baez's cover was so mournful and sad sounding. I like her version best, followed by The Band's, who had the original hit with it, after rewriting it.

I like The Band's version best.

 

[EdwinA]

I like The Band's version best.

I like it too, I just prefer female vocalists over male ones. The Band's version is the only other one I listen to all the way through. Their The Weight is one of my top 20 favorite songs. I like them.