Legendary R&B singer Peabo Bryson is receiving medical care following a stroke.
A rep confirmed the Grammy winner recently suffered a stroke in a statement to Essence published on Sunday, May 31.
“Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and balladeer, Peabo Bryson — the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney songs ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘A Whole New World’ — has suffered a stroke and is currently under medical care,” the statement read. “At this time, the family requests privacy as they navigate this deeply personal moment together.”
No additional details were released on the singer’s condition. He was previously hospitalized in 2019, after a heart attack.
Bryson, 75, was born in Greenville, South Carolina on April 13, 1951. He has lived in the Atlanta area for decades, WSB-TV reported Sunday.
The singer-songwriter had a string of hits in the 1970s and ’80s, including “Feel the Fire,” “If Ever You’re in My Arms Again,” and the duet “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love” with Roberta Flack.
He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1970, for the song “I Found Love” from the daytime television series All My Children.
Bryson is perhaps best known for performing the award-winning tracks for the Disney films Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Aladdin (1992). He performed “Beauty and the Beast” with Céline Dion and “A Whole New World” with Regina Belle. Each song went on to win an Academy Award for the songwriters.
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