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MICHAEL BREWER & TOM SHIPLEY are truly two who work as one.  Still as passionate and committed as ever, they continue to blend guitars and voices and perform for audiences 40 years after their trademark vocal harmonies and intertwined acoustic guitars carved a unique niche in America's soundboard.  Their melodic music with their thoughtful and socially conscious lyrics still resonate with long time fans and have attracted a younger generation of fans that have discovered Brewer & Shipley's treasure trove of music.

Brewer & Shipley's Top 10 hit "One Toke Over The Line" was largely responsible for introducing them to the masses, yet their music careers neither began nor ended with this one song.  (less info) Said Michael Brewer, "We were never about singles. Every song on our albums was just as important as the next one.  All of our albums, we meant to be whole packages."  Brewer & Shipley have recorded albums of original material for four different labels, A&M Records, Buddah/Kama Sutra Records, Capitol Records, & their own One Toke Productions.  Former member of The Dillards, Mitch Jayne observed, "Album buyers understood that these men were designers, not pop music freaks, and as prolific as they were, they didn't write songs to any formula.  Each album, from Down In L.A. to Heartland, was a meticulously woven tapestry of fabric they had invented one song at a time."

Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley have created timeless music that has spanned 40 years, 50 states and many countries. Two guys, two guitars, two great voices, Brewer & Shipley are truly a part of Americana.