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Canadian singer Celine Dion and American R&B and soul singer and songwriter Peabo Bryson attend the 1992 Wolrd Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, May 14, 1992. Bryson, the Grammy-winning R&B singer behind two beloved Disney duets, has died at 75.<\/p>\n
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Bryson, born Robert Peapo Bryson in Greenville, S.C. on April 13, 1951, built a career that stretched from 1970s soul to Disney\u2019s animated film renaissance. He began performing professionally as a teenager and released his self-titled debut album in 1976 before moving to Capitol Records and finding a wider audience with \u201cReaching for the Sky.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By the 1980s, Bryson had become known for romantic ballads and duets, including his work with Roberta Flack on \u201cTonight, I Celebrate My Love.\u201d His solo hits included \u201cIf Ever You\u2019re in My Arms Again,\u201d \u201cCan You Stop the Rain\u201d and \u201cFeel the Fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
But his biggest crossover success came through Disney.<\/p>\n
Bryson and Celine Dion won the Grammy Award for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal for \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d the title song from the 1991 animated film. The following year, Bryson and Regina Belle recorded \u201cA Whole New World\u201d for \u201cAladdin,\u201d winning the same Grammy category. Both songs also won Academy Awards for original song, though those Oscars went to the songwriters.<\/p>\n
\u201cA Whole New World\u201d became one of Bryson\u2019s signature recordings and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, extending his audience across generations of listeners who knew him first from Disney soundtracks and later discovered his deeper R&B catalog.<\/p>\n
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Peabo Bryson performs during The Golden Touch Tour at the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom on April 12, 2025, in Warren, Michigan. Bryson, the Grammy-winning R&B singer behind two beloved Disney duets, has died at 75.<\/p>\n
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Bryson\u2019s Grammy record lists two wins and eight nominations. His later work included the 2018 album \u201cStand for Love.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In 2019, Bryson suffered a heart attack but later recovered. In May, his representatives said he had suffered a stroke and asked for privacy for his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are tremendously moved by the outpouring of love, prayers and support from fans, friends, and colleagues around the world,\u201d his family said. \u201cWhile our hearts are broken, we find comfort in knowing how deeply Peabo was loved and how many lives were touched by his voice and his generous spirit. His legacy and music will live on for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Oakland dates were set to be another chance to hear one of R&B\u2019s most polished voices in an intimate room. Yoshi\u2019s had promoted Bryson as \u201cone of the premier male vocalists in modern music,\u201d citing the rich, near-operatic tone that made him a fixture on adult contemporary and R&B radio.<\/p>\n
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