Bad week for 60s rock stars - Tom Shipley of Brewer and Shipley died

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Tom Shipley died at 84.

Brewer and Shipley were masters of down-home folk rock, midwestern style. Their originals were fine and their covers made the songs sound new. They’ll always be known for “One Toke Over the Line,” of course, but they were also one of the most overtly political bands of the 1960s, great singalone listening to any anti-Nixon tirade. Skip the first album, and start with Weeds and Tarkio Road.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/arts/music/tom-shipley-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE8.ZnkA.Bx8TPaokMR1_&smid=url-share

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RIP, Tom.

The unlikeliest cover of “One Toke”

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Was that before or after Dick Dale released Misirlou?

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No idea. That clip is all the Lawrence Welk I can stand.

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It’s a joke. Two guys with the same stage name.

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I was just going to post that. I knew it wouldn’t take long for it to appear on the thread.