{"id":2569,"date":"2026-06-03T04:34:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2026-06-03T04:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:34:56","slug":"peabo-bryson-rb-singer-known-for-disney-classics-dies-at-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569","title":{"rendered":"Peabo Bryson, R&#038;B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peabo Bryson, a Grammy-winning R&amp;B singer known for his duets from Disney classics \u201cAladdin\u201d and \u201c Beauty and the Beast,\u201d has died. He was 75.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2567\">Scott Pelley fired from \u201960 Minutes\u2019 after accusing CBS News bosses of \u2018murdering\u2019 the program<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His family confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that he died Tuesday in Marietta, Georgia. The cause was complications from a stroke he suffered over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are tremendously moved by the outpouring of love, prayers and support from fans, friends, and colleagues around the world,\u201d the family shared. \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<p>Bryson was a fixture on the R&amp;B scene for decades, scoring with such hits as \u201cTonight I Celebrate My Love\u201d and \u201cIf Ever You\u2019re in My Arms Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a career peak in 1992, he was featured on recordings that topped four separate charts: \u201cA Whole New World,\u201d a duet with Regina Belle from the Disney animated movie \u201cAladdin,\u201d topped the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts; \u201cThe King and I\u201d album, featuring Bryson, was No. 1 on the Classical Crossover charts, and Kenny G\u2019s \u201cBreathless\u201d album, featuring Bryson on \u201cBy the Time the Night Is Over,\u201d topped the Contemporary Jazz charts.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2565\">Editorial: Pull the plug on this power mega-monopoly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything I can\u2019t do,\u201d Bryson\u00a0told The Times. \u201cI see myself as a true Renaissance man. I don\u2019t like one-dimensional concepts of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following news of Bryson\u2019s stroke over the weekend, a representative for the artist said in a statement; \u201cTwo-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and balladeer, Peabo Bryson \u2014 the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney songs \u2018Beauty and the Beast\u2019 and \u2018A Whole New World\u2019 \u2014 has suffered a stroke and is currently under medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The family asked for time to \u201cnavigate this deeply personal moment together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Only recently, Bryson had performed a concert with Jeffrey Osborne at Trilith Live in Fayetteville, Ga. The event in early May was a standalone performance, apart from the crooner\u2019s Golden Touch tour, which he announced last year, amid his celebration of 50 years in the music industry. In April, Bryson turned 75 and posted photos on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0from a birthday bash showing him surrounded by friends and family. In early May, he posted a video of his son, Kitt, performing a Michael Jackson dance routine, writing, \u201cSuper proud Dad moment from last nights Gig in Atlanta.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Celebration of life and memorial arrangements will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a92026 Los Angeles Times. Visit at\u00a0latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2563\">Man who killed his girlfriend\u2019s baby and threw the body in a pond is executed in Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grammy-winning R&#038;B singer was known for his duets from Disney classics \u201cAladdin\u201d and \u201c Beauty and the Beast.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Peabo Bryson, R&amp;B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75 - Orlando Relocation Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peabo Bryson, R&amp;B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75 - Orlando Relocation Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Grammy-winning R&amp;B singer was known for his duets from Disney classics \u201cAladdin\u201d and \u201c Beauty and the Beast.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orlando Relocation Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-03T04:34:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47d95744296542489ff5c4bd403450f8\"},\"headline\":\"Peabo Bryson, R&#038;B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-03T04:34:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569\"},\"wordCount\":498,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"National News\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569\",\"name\":\"Peabo Bryson, R&B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75 - Orlando Relocation Report\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-03T04:34:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47d95744296542489ff5c4bd403450f8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":682},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?p=2569#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Peabo Bryson, R&#038;B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Orlando Relocation Report\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47d95744296542489ff5c4bd403450f8\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/orlandorelocationreport.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Peabo Bryson, R&B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75 - Orlando Relocation Report","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Peabo Bryson, R&B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75 - Orlando Relocation Report","og_description":"The Grammy-winning R&B singer was known for his duets from Disney classics \u201cAladdin\u201d and \u201c Beauty and the Beast.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569","og_site_name":"Orlando Relocation Report","article_published_time":"2026-06-03T04:34:56+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47d95744296542489ff5c4bd403450f8"},"headline":"Peabo Bryson, R&#038;B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75","datePublished":"2026-06-03T04:34:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569"},"wordCount":498,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp","articleSection":["National News","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569","url":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569","name":"Peabo Bryson, R&B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75 - Orlando Relocation Report","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-03T04:34:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47d95744296542489ff5c4bd403450f8"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4c6b4e07bc1774e425257e96b9e44e1.webp","width":1024,"height":682},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2569#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Peabo Bryson, R&#038;B singer known for Disney classics, dies at 75"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/","name":"Orlando Relocation Report","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47d95744296542489ff5c4bd403450f8","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com"],"url":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}