Pete Brown, co-writer of hits by rock group Cream, dies at 82

British songwriter and poet Pete Brown, who co-wrote “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room” for the short-lived rock supergroup Cream in the 1960s, has died. He was 82.

The London-based Brown, who was Jewish, died of cancer late Friday, according to a post on his Facebook page.

A poet who worked in the same circles as Allen Ginsberg and Spike Milligan, Brown was asked by drummer Ginger Baker to help write songs for Cream, a band he had formed with guitarist Eric Clapton and bass player Jack Bruce.

He also helped write the group’s song “I Feel Free,” and formed a songwriting partnership with Bruce after Cream broke up that lasted more than four decades.

Pete Brown, the British poet who wrote the lyrics for a number of Cream’s most popular songs including “I Feel Free," "Sunshine of Your Love," and "White Room," has died at the age of 82. pic.twitter.com/BwYEcO015T

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