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"One
Toke Over The Line" became a Top 10 hit in 1971, and was largely
responsible for introducing Brewer & Shipley to the masses. While the
record buying public was casting its vote of approval by buying the
single, the Vice
President of the United States, Spiro Agnew, declared Brewer & Shipley
as subversives,
and
then strong-armed the FCC to
ban "One Toke" from the airwaves just as it was peaking on the charts.
It landed Brewer & Shipley on Nixon's Enemies List, a badge of honor
they wear proudly to this day. Even in the midst of all the fuss
about the drug related lyrics,
the Lawrence Welk
show featured "One
Toke Over The Line" in 1971. Check out these crazy but true
stories and the video of the legendary Lawrence Welk show featuring “One
Toke”. As Brewer & Shipley like to say, you couldn't make this stuff
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