Peabo Bryson Memorial Cover

Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson (April 13, 1951 - June 2, 2026) was a singer and songwriter. He collaborated with singers Luther Vandross and Cissy Houston on his debut album Peabo (1976).
Throughout his prolific career, Bryson became known for his pristine tenor and remarkable reserves of technical ability. Specializing in towering ballads - "Feel the Fire," "I'm So into You,"
"Let the Feeling Flow," "If Ever You're in My Arms Again," "Show and Tell," and "Can You Stop the Rain," Bryson also lent his vocals for the theme song for soap opera One Life to Live. He released some 20 albums, scored 17 Top 20 R&B hits, and released three gold-certified albums. He recorded romantic love duets with Roberta Flack "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" and "For You and I" with Angela Bofill. He reached new audiences after recording theme songs for Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, creating iconic duets "Beauty and the Beast" with Céline Dion in 1993 and for "A Whole New World" with Regina Belle in 1994 for Aladdin. Each of the theme songs from the respective Oscar-winning films went on to win Grammy Awards.