Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peapo Bryson; April 13, 1951, given name
changed from "Peapo " to Peabo c. 1965) is an American R&B and soul
singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
He is well known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female
singers) and has contributed to two Disney animated feature
soundtracks. Bryson is a winner of two Grammy Awards.Peabo Bryson
(born Robert Peapo Bryson; April 13, 1951, given name changed from
"Peapo " to Peabo c. 1965) is an American R&B and soul
singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
He is well known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female
singers) and has contributed to two Disney animated feature
soundtracks. Bryson is a winner of two Grammy Awards.He had two
sisters and a brother and spent much of his childhood on his
grandfather's farm in Mauldin, South Carolina. His love for music
stemmed from his mother, who often took the family to concerts of
well-known African-American artists at the time.Bryson marked his
professional debut at age 14, singing backup for Al Freeman and the
Upsetters, a local Greenville group. It was Freeman's difficulty in
pronouncing Bryson's French West-Indian name, "Peapo", that led Bryson
to change its spelling to Peabo. Two years later, he left home to tour
the Chitlin' Circuit with another local band, Moses Dillard and the
Tex-Town Display. Bryson's first break came during a recording session
at Atlanta's Bang Records. Although Bang was not impressed with
Dillard's band, the young backup singer caught the ear of the label's
general manager, Eddie Biscoe. Biscoe signed Bryson to a contract as a
writer, producer, and arranger and encouraged Bryson to perform his
own songs. For several years, Bryson worked with hometown bands and
wrote and produced for Bang.[citation needed] In 1976, he launched his
own recording career with "Underground Music" on the Bang label. His
first album, Peabo, followed shortly thereafter. Although only a
regional success, Bryson signed to Capitol Records in 1977. Peabo Bryson Top Movies & Young Movies