Pete Brown (songwriter)
Peter Constantine Brown (born December 25, 1940 in Ashtead , Surrey ) is a British poet and songwriter who has also emerged as a singer. He wrote the lyrics to the Cream classics "I Feel Free", "SWLABR", " White Room " and "Sunshine of Your Love".
biography
Brown published his first poem at the age of 14; later he was a member of the Liverpool poetry scene , gave poetry readings in beatnik clubs and campaigned for jazz and poetry programs. Together with John McLaughlin , bassist Binky McKenzie, drummer Laurie Allan and percussionist Pete Bailey he founded the First Real Poetry Band . Together with Jack Bruce he has written a number of songs that became known in particular through Cream. He founded The Battered Ornaments with Chris Spedding , Butch Potter (b), George Khan (sax), Pete Bailey (b), Charlie Hart (key) and Jamie Muir (perc) .
He also worked with Graham Bond and wrote lyrics for Colosseum before starting his own group Pete Brown & Piblokto! molded with Jim Mullen . After his jazz and lyric record The Not Forgotten Association and his “My Last Band” with guest appearances by Spedding and Dick Heckstall-Smith , he retired from the rock scene as a performer in 1977 . In 1993 he took part in Jack Bruce's comeback album and realized new in-house productions with keyboardist Phil Ryan. Brown also worked as a writer for the film. In 2004 he founded the film production company Brown Waters , together with Mark AJ Waters and Miran Hawke .
In 2012/13 he was a special guest at several concerts by the Hamburg Blues Band on their anniversary tour . He then joined Clem Clempson .
Volumes of poetry
- 1966 Few Poems . (Migrant Press: Birmingham).
- 1969 Let 'Em Roll, Kafka . (Fulcrum: London) ISBN 0-85246-014-7
- 1972 The Old Pals' Act . (Allison & Busby: London) ISBN 0-85031-016-4
Discography
- Pete Brown and his Battered Ornaments A Meal You Can Shake Hands With in the Dark ( Harvest 1969)
- Pete Brown & Graham Bond Two Heads Are Better Than One (1972)
- The Not Forgotten Association (Audiobook 1973)
- My Last Band (Harvest 1977)
- Pete Brown & Piblokto!
- Things May Come and Things May Go but the Art School Dance Goes on Forever (Harvest 1970)
- Thousands on a Raft (Harvest 1970)
- Pete Brown & Phil Ryan
- The Land That Cream Forgot (1996)
- Ardors of the Lost Rake (2003)
- Coals to Jerusalem (2003)
- Road of Cobras (2010)
Web links
- Pete Brown
- Pete Brown at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brown, Pete |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Peter Constantine (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British lyric poet and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashtead , Surrey |