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... Michael Brewer (April 14, 1944 -- December 17, 2024) was an American musician. He and Tom Shipley were the music duo Brewer & Shipley.

Brewer formed a duo in Los Angeles during early 1966 named Mastin & Brewer with singer/songwriter Tom Mastin. The group recruited drummer Billy Mundi and bass guitar player Jim Fielder for live performances, opening for The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield during spring 1966. When Mastin left during sessions for an album, Brewer enlisted his brother Keith and the pair recorded a lone single 45 for Columbia Records company, "Need You", backed by "Rainbow" (written by Tom Mastin and Brewer before the former's departure). ...

Brewer died at his home in Missouri on December 17, 2024, at the age of 80. ...

@#3

Pace yourself.

In the immortal words of Monty Python ... "not dead yet."

@#6 ... Barely made it through one album. ...

Yeah, I readily admit that they were not the most popular duo of the time. They had a few songs I enjoyed.

Then there's this ...

There was a reluctance by radio stations to even play their biggest "hit" --- One Toke Over The Line --- because it was about marijuana.

Oddly, then the song was curiously covered on The Lawrence Welk Show back in the day ...