Peabo Bryson, timeless tenor in Disney ballads and R&B legend, dead at 75

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Peabo Bryson, whose smooth tone and operatic control produced classic Disney hits as well as R&B standards has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 75. The statement said he died Tuesday evening “surrounded by the love of his family and those closest to him.”