{"id":65855,"date":"2026-06-02T23:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/peabo-bryson-grammy-winning-rb-singer-dead-at-75\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:37:32","slug":"peabo-bryson-grammy-winning-rb-singer-dead-at-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/peabo-bryson-grammy-winning-rb-singer-dead-at-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Peabo Bryson, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer, Dead at 75"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tPeabo Bryson<\/a>, whose remarkable vocals graced the top of the charts and earned two Grammys for Disney film classics with \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d and \u201cA Whole New World,\u201d has died at the age of 75.<\/p>\n

\n\tHis family confirmed the news to Rolling Stone<\/em>, stating the veteran singer died following a stroke and \u201ctransitioned peacefully at 5:00 p.m. ET on the evening of Tuesday, June 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and those closest to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c\u201cWe are tremendously moved by the outpouring of love, prayers and support from fans, friends, and colleagues around the world,\u201d the family said in a statement. \u201cWhile our hearts are broken, we find comfort in knowing how deeply Peabo was loved and how many lives were touched by his voice and his generous spirit. His legacy and music will live on for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn on April 13,\u00a01951, in Greenville, South Carolina, Bryson began his professional music career following high school. After touring with Moses Dillard in the late 1960s, he released his debut album,\u00a0Peabo<\/em>, in 1976 and signed with Capitol Records a year later. He would return to Capitol after a stint with Elektra Records, where he lent his vocals for the theme song for soap opera\u00a0One Life to Live<\/em>\u00a0in 1985.<\/p>\n

\n\tThroughout his prolific career, Bryson became known for his pristine tenor and remarkable reserves of technical ability,\u00a0working with fellow illustrious R&B singers including Sam Cooke and Brian McKnight. Specializing in towering ballads \u2014 \u201cI\u2019m So Into You,\u201d \u201cLet the Feeling Flow,\u201d \u201cIf It\u2019s Really Love,\u201d \u201cFeel the Fire,\u201d and \u201cThrough the Fire\u201d \u2014 he released some 20 albums, scored 17 Top 20 R&B hits, and released three gold-certified albums. He reached new audiences after recording theme songs for Disney\u2019s\u00a0Beauty and the Beast\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Aladdin<\/em>, creating iconic duets\u00a0\u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d with C\u00e9line Dion in 1993 and for \u201cA Whole New World\u201d with Regina Belle in 1994 for\u00a0Aladdin<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIf I were to tell you the emotions I feel most every day: gratitude for one, humility for another, and validation. Not how you think, but validation in the faith that I\u2019ve kept in myself and those around me, and the person that I\u2019ve managed to maintain myself to be,\u201d Bryson told\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> in 2018. \u201cI\u2019m really happy about that. I like me. And I like that I don\u2019t feel the need to chronicle my accolades to anyone, shout them out to anybody. But, if someone were to stop and do the research, there\u2019s nobody like me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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