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 ...
AOL

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

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, ...
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 ...
American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That Sum up the Decade

What do you get when you combine a lot of heavy rock music with a feeling that the world is your oyster? That’s right, you get the 1970s! While there is, of course, more to a decade than just the ...