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プロファイル Pete Brown
(b 25 Dec. \'40, London) Poet, lyricist, singer, producer, percussionist. Active on London jazz-poetry scene early \'60s, then worked with Cream, writing lyrics for hits \'Sunshine Of Your Love\', \'White Room\', \'I Feel Free\', \'Politician\' etc which he said would pay the rent for the rest of his life. After Cream split \'68 he continued to work with Jack Bruce (see his entry), also his own Jazz Poetry \'66, A Meal You Can Shake Hands With In The Dark \'69 (as Pete Brown and His Battered Ornaments, Chris Spedding on guitar), Things May Come And Things May Go, But The Art School Dance Goes On Forever \'72, and Thousands On A Raft \'70 (as Pete Brown and Piblokto, with Jim Mullen). He worked with other groups; an album of demos by Back To The Front was later issued. He co-led Bond and Brown with Graham Bond \'72 (see Bond\'s entry); was part-time A&R and producer for Deram \'73--5; well-received poetry album The Not Forgotten Association \'73 had backing incl. Viv Stanshall on tuba. He left music during the punk era; Before Singing Lessons 1969-- 77 \'87 was a Brown compilation; film writing incl. work on Rolling Stones video ReWind. Came back to production with Dick Heckstall-Smith CDs Woza Nasu and Celtic Steppes \'90; other credits were Britblues anthology Knights Of The Blues Table with Mick Jagger, Bruce, Peter Green etc and two-CD Green tribute Rattlesnake Guitar. He still writes with various people incl. Bruce, still gigs on percussion; writing/touring partnership with Phil Ryan incl. CDs Ardours Of The Lost Rake \'91, Coals To Jerusalem \'93 and continues.
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