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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 (soon to be disgraced) Vice
President of the United States, Spiro Agnew, labeled 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.
Brewer & Shipley landed 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,
Lawrence Welk featured "One
Toke Over The Line" on his show in 1971. Check out this
bizzare story and the hysterical “One
Toke” video
from the Welk show. As Brewer & Shipley like to say, you couldn't make this stuff
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