Vocalist Peabo Bryson was one of the top silky-voiced soul performers who emerged because the softer, more sophisticated metropolitan contemporary audio became dominant within the ’70s and ’80s. Bryson, who was simply blessed in Greenville, SC, sang with Al Freeman & the Upsetters in 1965, and is at the group Moses Dillard & the Tex-Town Screen from 1968 to 1973. He was a manufacturer and composer for Atlanta’s Bang Information in the first ’70s, and sang in Michael Zager’s Moon Music group. His self-titled, debut LP and many singles were documented for Bang’s subsidiary firm Bullet, included in this “GET IT DONE with Sense,” “Underground Music,” “It’s Only a Matter of Period,” “YET ANOTHER Time,” and “I COULD ENSURE IT IS Better.” All had been moderate R&B strikes. Bryson transferred to Capitol in 1978, where his initial album, Achieving for the Sky, proceeded to go gold, as well as the name track was lots six R&B strike. He remained within the Moon Music group until 1979, departing after “I’m So Into You” spent fourteen days because the nation’s number 2 R&B strike in 1978. Bryson continuing a prolific profession, both as business lead action and duet participant. He produced strike duets with Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Melissa Manchester, and Regina Belle. Bryson documented for Capitol until 1984, when he turned to Elektra, and appreciated more achievement with “IF You’re in my own Arms Once again.” He transferred to Columbia in 1991, issuing IS IT POSSIBLE TO Stop the Rainfall; subsequent initiatives included 1994’s With the Fireplace and 1999’s Unconditional Appreciate. He also liked more acclaim producing duets with Belle. In 2007, he integrated the soft jazz audio into his return recording Missing You.
Quick Facts
Full Name Peabo Bryson
Profession Composer, Music Producer, Singer-songwriter, Dancer, Keyboard Player, Music Arranger
Awards Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Juno Award for Single of the Year
Music Songs Beauty & The Beast, If Ever You're in My Arms Again, A Whole New World, Tonight I Celebrate My Love, Can You Stop the Rain, I'm So Into You, Feel The Fire, Love Always Finds a Way, Let the Feeling Flow, Why Goodbye, I Just Came Here To Dance, Shower You With Love, Learning the Ways of Love, Closer Than Close, Lost in the Night, Without You, You're Lookin' Like Love To Me, I Can't Imagine, Gimme Sometime, If It's Really Love, Heaven Above Me, We Don't Have to Talk, Love Will Take Care of You, I Can Make It Better, Show & Tell, There's Nothin' Out There, Love Means Forever, Can We Find Love Again, Somebody In Your Life, Reaching For The Sky, I Just Had To Fall, Hold On To The World
Albums Live & More, Born to Love, Reaching for the Sky, Crosswinds, Straight from the Heart, I Am Love, We're the Best of Friends, Through the Fire, Paradise, Take No Prisoners, Can You Stop The Rain, Turn the Hands of Time, Peace on Earth, Peabo, Missing You, Quiet Storm, All My Love, Unconditional Love, Positive, The Peabo Bryson Collection, Love & Rapture: The Best of Peabo Bryson, Bedroom Classics, Vol. 2: Peabo Bryson, Tonight I Celebrate My Love, Love Songs, Anthology, The Very Best Of, The Collection, The Best Of
Nominations Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie, Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, Dahsyatnya Award for Outstanding Guest Star, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song
Movies Peabo Bryson Live in Concert: Ladies' Request, Celine Dion: The Colour of My Love Concert, People: A Musical Celebration
Facts
Filmography
Awards
Salaries
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Trademarks
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Fact
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Bryson was engaged several times to Juanita Leonard, the former wife of boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard. In the 1990s, he became engaged to Angela Thigpen, former Miss Virginia Teen USA and later a model/actress.
2
Co-host, with Angela Martinez, of an infomercial for TimeLife's "Classic Soul Ballads" music collection. [2006]
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Currently on tour [August 2006]
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Has one daughter, Linda.
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Has had 7 hit songs all duets with some of the most prominent female artists in the industry. He won two Grammys in less than two years for two of his 7 duets both songs appeared on Disney soundtracks for Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast in 1992 and 1993 respectively.
6
Sang the 1987-1991 opening of long-running ABC soap opera, One Life to Live (1968).
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
2010 Soul Train Awards
2010
TV Special performer: "Summer Breeze"
Hawaii Five-0
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Patinando por un sueño
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Ten
2007
performer: "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love", "I Just Came Here to Dance", "You're Lookin' Like Love to Me"
Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa
2002
TV Movie performer: "Through A Child's Eye"
Friday After Next
2002
performer: "Big Boys" / writer: "Big Boys"
American Idol
2002
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Winter Solstice on Ice
1999
TV Movie documentary performer: "The Gift", "I Wish I Could"
Soul Music Festival: Part IV
1998
TV Movie writer: "Feel The Fire" - uncredited
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
Video performer: "As Long As There's Christmas End Title"
People: A Musical Celebration
1995
TV Movie "Believing" / performer: "How Wonderful We Are"
Great Performances
1995
TV Series performer - 1 episode
David Foster's Christmas Album
1993
TV Special performer: "I'll Be Home For Christmas
The Arsenio Hall Show
1993
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Aladdin
1992
performer: "A Whole New World Aladdin's Theme" 1992
All My Children
1992
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The 64th Annual Academy Awards
1992
TV Special performer: "Beauty and the Beast"
Beauty and the Beast
1991
performer: "Beauty and the Beast End Title Duet"
22nd NAACP Image Awards
1990
TV Special writer: "Feel The Fire" - uncredited
Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1988
TV Movie performer: "The Closer I Get To You"
Leonard Part 6
1987
performer: "Without You", "Positive", "Hurt"
Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet
1987
Video lyrics: "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" / music: "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" / performer: "Tonight I Celebrate My Love"
Fame
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1984 music - 1 episode, 1984 performer - 1 episode, 1984
D.C. Cab
1983
performer: "D.C. Cab"
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1980-1983
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Romantic Comedy
1983
performer: "Maybe"
Bad Boys
1983
performer: "Give Me Your Love" / writer: "Give Me Your Love"
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1982 writer - 1 episode, 1982
Bustin' Loose
1981
performer: "Ballad For D" / writer: "Ballad For D"
Today
1978
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Actor
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boo Boo Bandits
2009
TV Movie
Grand Boo Boo
King of the Hill
1998
TV Series
National Anthem Singer
Fame
1984
TV Series
Lefty
Composer
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boo Boo Bandits
2009
TV Movie
I Surrender All
2001
Music Department
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
16th Annual Trumpet Awards
2008
TV Special musician
Thanks
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
Documentary with thanks to
Self
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Nation's Favourite Disney Song
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Singer, A Whole New World
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Life After
2012
TV Series
Himself
2010 Soul Train Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself
16th Annual Trumpet Awards
2008
TV Special
Himself
Baisden After Dark
2008
TV Series
Himself
Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
2001
TV Series
Himself - Performer
The Roseanne Show
1998
TV Series
Himself
A Skaters' Tribute to Broadway
1998
TV Movie
Himself
The Parent 'Hood
1997
TV Series
Himself
Miss America Pageant
1996
TV Special
Himself - Singer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Festival of Fun Musical Spectacular
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