Peabo Bryson Biography
Robert Peabo Bryson, 13 April 1951, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. This talented soul singer and producer is a former member of Moses Dillard And The Tex-Town Display and Michael Zager's Moon Band. Between 1976 and 1978, Bryson had hits with this latter group, with "Reaching For The Sky" and "I'm So Into You'. His numerous appearances in Billboard"s R&B chart include "Underground Music", "Feel The Fire", "Crosswinds", "She's A Woman" and "Minute By Minute". "Gimme Some Time", a 1979 duet with Natalie Cole, was the first of several successful partnerships. However, despite hits with Melissa Manchester and Regina Belle, the singer is best known for his work with Roberta Flack, and in particular the dewy-eyed ballad "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love", which reached number 5 on the US R&B chart and number 2 in the UK pop chart in 1983.
Such releases have obscured Bryson's own career, which included, notably, the US Top 10 hit "If Ever You're In My Arms Again" from 1984, but he remains an able and confident performer blessed with an effortless voice. Soundtrack duets with Celine Dion (the Grammy Award winning "Beauty And The Beast") and Regina Belle (the Academy Award winning "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)') in the early 90s provided Bryson with further success, the latter reaching the top of the US charts. During this period he also recorded several albums for Columbia Records and Private Music, but diminishing commercial returns exacerbated Bryson's growing financial problems and in 2003 his home was raided by the IRS to seize back a sizeable tax debt. He moved into the smooth jazz market with 2007"s Missing You.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.
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