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California duo Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley began their careers separately on the 1960s Los Angeles folk club circuit before teaming up to write and perform together. Their song "Keeper of the Seven Keys" was recorded by <a href="spotify:artist:6VF7eMgoQIHyufTkib3Fff">H.P. Lovecraft</a> and also appeared on their 1968 debut Down in L.A. Their second album, Weeds, featured guest appearances by <a href="spotify:artist:3QDaXfnxfQqqJQK5lSdjLN">Jerry Garcia</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0yT9vbP1EOnCpl2McnF9nH">Mike Bloomfield</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4oFSDUi4VgAWAn7t5RNaan">Nicky Hopkins</a>. In 1971, the duo scored a surprise Top Ten hit with "One Toke Over the Line," in spite of radio bans owing to the song's marijuana-oriented lyrics. Following this success, Brewer and Shipley moved to rural Missouri but their appeal dwindled, and their partnership was dissolved in 1979. Brewer recorded the solo album Beauty Lies in 1983. At the request of a Kansas City radio station, Brewer & Shipley reunited for a concert in 1989 and began touring occasionally. In 1995, the duo released their first album in almost 20 years, Shanghai. Heartland followed two years later. Mike Brewer died on December 17, 2024, at the age of 80. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi
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