RIP: Michael Brewer

[Sonik Wiz]

The name might not bring instant recognition but if you've ever listned to One Toke Over the Line, then you've heard Brewer, one half of the Brewer & Shipley duo. Not only was their music a perfect fit for the times, it has a special connection to Kansas City. Their manager was local Stan Plesser and he owned the Vanguard Coffee House where I enjoyed Brewer & Shipley many times. Plesser also opened the legendary KC Cow Town Ballroom where many incredible acts performed, & I was there for most of them. This couldn't have happened without the success of Brewer & Shipley.

https://americansongwriter.com/michael-brewer-of-brewer-shipley-dead-at-80/

 

[jefe1]

Thank you Sonik for that local KC history lesson. I remember that song.

 

[hafquark]

Very sad news to me. Brewer & Shipley were a tremendous duo and I still listen to their albums regularly (they were way more than a one-hit wonder). I just recently picked up a copy of their 1973 live show (Archive Alive! CD), mostly recorded at the Cow Town Ballroom. They were still occasionally touring together not that long ago.

RIP Michael Brewer.