Peabo Bryson

A soaring tenor whose solo hits appeared across multiple music charts, Bryson’s many successful interactions include a trio of classic duets — 1983’s “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love” with Roberta Flack, 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion and 1992’s “A Whole New World” with Regina Belle. Though Bryson is now forever identified with “A Whole New World,” he wasn’t the first choice to sing the (movie) theme. “They tried a lot of other people, but that’s even a more difficult song to sing than ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ” he said. “Eventually, they came back to me. Songs like ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘A Whole New World’ don’t come with instructions or a producer making suggestions. Whatever you create together is what it’s going to be. You either have it or you don’t.” Read more here: www.theadvocate.com

A soaring tenor whose solo hits appeared across multiple music charts, Bryson’s many successful interactions include a trio of classic duets — 1983’s “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love” with Roberta Flack, 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion and 1992’s “A Whole New World” with Regina Belle. Though Bryson is now forever identified with “A Whole New World,” he wasn’t the first choice to sing the (movie) theme. “They tried a lot of other people, but that’s even a more difficult song to sing than ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ” he said. “Eventually, they came back to me. Songs like ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘A Whole New World’ don’t come with instructions or a producer making suggestions. Whatever you create together is what it’s going to be. You either have it or you don’t.” Read more here: www.theadvocate.com

Peabo Bryson has established a career as one of the premier male vocalists in contemporary music of the last quarter century. Possessing a beautifully rich, almost operatic voice, this two-time Grammy Award-winner has survived and prospered despite the passage of time and changes in popular musical trends. With twenty albums to his credit, Peabo Bryson has enjoyed an unprecedented, across-the-board level of international success, Bryson has the distinction of being the first artist in music history to have separate records topping four different charts. www.peabobryson2.com www.allmusic.com

"By the time the 1980s rolled around, Peabo Bryson was a bona fide R&B/quiet storm star, and Born to Love further solidified his place in the upper echelon of not only R&B, but pop music as well. A full album of duets with Roberta Flack (who has the knack of pairing herself with quality singing partners), the most obvious hit on the record was the opening track. "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" became a bona fide phenomenon on the R&B charts, became a highly requested wedding song, and has been licensed to numerous compilations over the years." www.allmusic.com

The lead single from Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack's 1983 album of duets, 'Born to Love'. Check out the video! (Flack's video debut!) youtu.be

Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter born in Greenville, South Carolina on April 13, 1951.