Peabo Bryson

Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina. He is well known for singing soft-rock ballads, (often as a duo with female singers) and his contribution to several Disney animated feature soundtracks.

Bryson won a Grammy Award in 1992 for his performance of the song "Beauty and the Beast" with Céline Dion and another in 1993 for "A Whole New World" (Aladdin's Theme) with Regina Belle.

Peabo's greatest solo hits include 1978's "Feel The Fire", "Reaching For The Sky" & "I'm So Into You", 1982's "Let The Feeling Flow", 1984's "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (his first Top 10 single, at #10 in the U.S.), 1989's "Show And Tell" and the 1991 hit "Can You Stop the Rain". In 1985, he appeared on the soap opera One Life to Live to sing a lyrical version of its theme song."Ask Us". Soap Opera Digest. 34. June 2, 2009. pp. 105–106. Bryson's vocals were added to the regular theme song in 1987 and his voice was heard daily until 1992.

Among his duets:

• "Here We Go", with Minnie Riperton
• "Gimme Some Time", with Natalie Cole
• "Beauty and the Beast", with Céline Dion
• "Light The World", with Deborah Gibson
• "The Gift", with Roberta Flack
• "I Can't Imagine", with Regina Belle
• "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)", with Regina Belle
• "Tonight I Celebrate My Love", with Roberta Flack
• "The Best Part", with Nadia Gifford
• "Lovers After All", with Melissa Manchester
• "You Are My Home" (from The Scarlet Pimpernel) with Linda Eder
• "By the Time This Night Is Over" with Kenny G
• "Without You", with Kumi Koda
• "As Long As There's Christmas", with Roberta Flack
• "Beauty and the Beast", with Minako Honda

Bryson has 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.

Bryson's tax problems caught up with him on August 21, 2003, when the U.S. Internal Revenue Service seized property from his Atlanta, Georgia, home. He is reported to owe $1.2 million in taxes dating back to 1984. The IRS auctioned much of his possessions, including both Grammy Awards, electronic equipment and his grand piano.Plunkett, John (2004-01-12). "Peabo Bryson's Grammys, other possessions, auctioned to pay $1.2 million tax debt". Jet Magazine

In 2004, Bryson's "A Whole New World" music video was included on the Platinum Edition DVD release of Aladdin.

Peabo Bryson's CD, Missing You, was released on October 2, 2007 on Peak Records, a division of Concord Music Group.

Bryson has a daughter named Linda.

He has been engaged several times throughout his career to Juanita Leonard, who was previously married to boxing legend, Sugar Ray Leonard.