Peabo Bryson

Robert Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. He is well-known for singing soul ballads and has contributed to two Disney animated feature soundtracks: Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, both of which won him two Grammy Awards. He also sang "As Long As There's Christmas" during the end credits of Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, as well as appeared in specials, like A Musical Christmas at Walt Disney World, Pocahontas: The Musical Tradition Continues, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Festival of Fun Musical Spectacular.
He was born in Greenville, South Carolina and spent much of his childhood on his grandfather's farm in Mauldin, South Carolina. His love for music stemmed from his mother, who often took the family to concerts of well-known African-American artists at the time.
After singing with different musical groups, Byson was eventually signed to Capital Records and recorded memorable hits, such as "Feel the Fire", "Reaching for the Sky", "I'm So into You", "Crosswinds", "Let the Feeling Flow", "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" (with Roberta Flack), "Here We Go" (with Minnie Riperton), "If Ever You're in My Arms Again", "Show and Tell", "Closer Than Closer", and "Can You Stop the Rain". Bryson also recorded songs with Regina Belle, such as "Without You", "I Can't Imagine", "Total Praise", and "A Whole New World".
Bryson also performed in theater and operatic productions, most notably the tenor role of "Sportin' Life" in the Michigan Opera Theater of Detroit's version of Porgy and Bess and as Lun Tha in a studio cast recording of The King and I with Julie Andrews. On September 4, 2016, was declared "Peabo Bryson Day" in Charleston, SC and North Charleston, SC during the LowCountryJazzFest.
==Gallery==
Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson - Beauty And The Beast (HQ Official Music Video)
A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - As Long As There's Christmas (1998)
==References==
Category:Singers
Category:Singer-songwriters
Category:Songwriters
Category:Disney Renaissance
Category:Beauty and the Beast
Category:Aladdin
Category:Males
Category:1950s births
Category:American people
Category:African American people
Category:People from South Carolina