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Iconic folk rock singer known for hit song One Toke Over the Line dies at 80 after three-year health battle
Brewer's musical partner Tom Shipley, 83, announced on Facebook news of the singer-songwriter's passing Tuesday, after a three-year health battle.
'One Toke Over The Line was mentioned in the first chapter of Hunter S. Thompson's novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,' the group's Facebook page read. Brewer, speaking with NPR's A Breath of Fresh Air in February of 2022, said the concept for the track, which was the tandem's only Top 40 single, emanated from a pot-infused joke. Brewer, who was born in Oklahoma City on April 14, 1944, immediately began playing music while a high school student, both singing and drumming in a rock band.
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