Name: Beaver-born songwriter Peter Brown dies, 2008
Start: 2008-01-03
End: 2008-01-03
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver-born songwriter Peter Brown dies, 2008

Also Peter C Brown Beaver Island songwriter 2008 · Peter Brown Cause of It All

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TypeEvent

Date2008-01-03

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2008-01-03
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathmusic-folklorefamilyheritagecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Peter C. Brown, born on Beaver Island in 1940, died on January 3, 2008. A family obituary remembered his songwriting, guitar playing, connection to the Island, and “The Cause Of It All,” a song recorded and performed by Ed Palmer.

Evidence limits

This record relies on a family obituary reproduced in the forum. It does not establish a complete discography, recording date, or independent genealogical record.

Sources

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Sources

Beaver Island Forum, "Peter Brown RIP," January 9, 2008.
A community post reproduced a family obituary identifying Brown as born on Beaver Island, a songwriter, and author of “The Cause Of It All,” which Ed Palmer had recorded and performed. The post is family-supplied obituary material and community memory, not an independently verified music or civil record.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001037

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver-born songwriter Peter Brown dies, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-peter-brown-death-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Peter Brown RIP," January 9, 2008..

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