Charles Michael Brewer was born on April 14, 1944, in Oklahoma City, the eldest of four children. He played drums and sang in a rock band in high school before switching to guitar.

Michael Brewer, half of the folk/rock duo Brewer & Shipley, died Dec. 17 at the age of 80. brewerandshipley.com Michael Brewer, half of the most successful folk/rock music act Kansas City has ever ...