Michael was born in Oklahoma City, OK, in 1944 to Charles Brewer Jr. and Mary Margaret Brewer. His mother was a piano teacher, and he learned to play and sing as soon as he could walk.

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 ...