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Rest well, Peabo. The work is done, and it was good.

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1951 – 2026 · aged 75 · Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer
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Robert Lee "Peabo" Bryson ( PEE-boh; born Robert Peapo Bryson April 13, 1951 – June 2, 2026) was an American singer and songwriter. After collaborating with singers Luther Vandross and Cissy Houston on his debut album Peabo (1976), he signed to Capitol Records and released the 1978 albums Reaching for…
Robert Lee "Peabo" Bryson ( PEE-boh; born Robert Peapo Bryson April 13, 1951 – June 2, 2026) was an American singer and songwriter. After collaborating with singers Luther Vandross and Cissy Houston on his debut album Peabo (1976), he signed to Capitol Records and released the 1978 albums Reaching for the Sky and Crosswinds, which were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He later released the collaborative projects We're the Best of Friends (1979) with Natalie Cole and Born to Love (1983) with Roberta Flack, the latter of which included the hit single "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love".
In 1984, he signed to Elektra Records and released the single "If Ever You're in My Arms Again", which spent several weeks atop the adult contemporary chart. During this period, he earned several top ten albums on the U.S. Billboard R&B albums chart, with Can You Stop the Rain (1991) topping the chart. Bryson also contributed to several Disney animated feature soundtracks collaborating with Celine Dion on "Beauty and the Beast", and Regina Belle on "A Whole New World", with the latter becoming the first song from an animated feature film to top the Billboard Hot 100. Bryson was a winner of two Grammy Awards, both attributed to his Disney duets.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memories, thanks and farewells from the people Peabo touched.
Rest well, Peabo. The work is done, and it was good.
Sending love to everyone grieving today. Peabo belonged to all of us, and we all lost something.
Lighting a candle from England. Peabo meant a great deal to a lot of us here.
Thank you, Peabo. For the joy, the honesty, and for showing up when it mattered.
Same here. Exactly this.
I learned every word of their songs before I understood what any of them meant. Thank you, Peabo.
There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Peabo feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.
I never met Peabo, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.
My grandmother loved Peabo. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.
The world is a little quieter today.
Gone too soon, even at any age. There was so much more to come.
372 people are remembering Peabo here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.
Be the first to give.
Yes. This.