Pete Brown

For other people of that name, see Peter Brown (disambiguation).

Pete Brown
Brown playing tambourine onstage and singing into a microphone
Brown performing in 2005
Background information
Birth namePeter Ronald Brown
Born(1940-12-25)25 December 1940
Ashtead, England
Died19 May 2023(2023-05-19) (aged 82)
Hastings, England
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Singer, performance poet and lyricist
Instrument(s)Vocals, percussion
Years active1960s–2023
Formerly ofPete Brown & His Battered Ornaments, Pete Brown & Piblokto!
Websitewww.petebrown.co.uk

Peter Ronald Brown (25 December 1940 – 19 May 2023) was an English performance poet, lyricist, and singer best known for his collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce.[1] Brown formed the bands Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments and Pete Brown & Piblokto! and worked with Graham Bond and Phil Ryan. Brown also wrote film scripts and formed a film production company.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), ISBN 0-7535-0149-X, p. 80.