Pete Brown
| Pete Brown | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
25 December 1940 Ashtead, Surrey, England |
| Instruments | Vocals, percussion |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Associated acts |
Cream Jack Bruce Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments Pete Brown & Piblokto! |
| Website | www.petebrown.co.uk |
Peter "Pete" Ronald Brown (25 December 1940) is an English performance poet, lyricist and singer.
Best known for his collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce, Brown also formed the bands Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments and Pete Brown & Piblokto!, and worked with Graham Bond and Phil Ryan. Brown also writes film scripts and formed a film production company. Comedian and actor Marty Feldman was Brown's cousin.
Brown was born in Ashtead, Surrey. Before his involvement with music, he was a poet, having his first poem published in the US magazine Evergreen Review when he was 14. He then became part of the poetry scene in Liverpool during the 1960s and in 1964 was the first poet to perform at Morden Tower in Newcastle.
He formed The First Real Poetry Band with John McLaughlin (guitar), Binky McKenzie (bass), Laurie Allan (drums) and Pete Bailey (percussion)
The First Real Poetry Band brought Brown to the attention of Cream. Originally, he was seen as a writing partner for drummer Ginger Baker, but the group quickly discovered that he worked better with bassist Jack Bruce. Of the situation, Bruce later remarked "Ginger and Pete were at my flat trying to work on a song but it wasn't happening. My wife Janet then got with Ginger and they wrote 'Sweet Wine' while I started working with Pete."
Together, Brown and Bruce wrote a significant number of Cream's songs, including the hits "I Feel Free", "White Room" and "SWLABR" and (with Clapton) "Sunshine of Your Love".
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