Crooner Peabo Bryson brings romance to Riley
Soulful crooner Peabo Bryson, âKing of the Balladeers,â will bring his soaring voice and his passion for romance to the intimate surroundings of the ̾ƵRiley Center in downtown Meridian on July 17 at 7:30 p.m.
The two-time Grammy Award winner knows how to caress a love lyric. He has demonstrated that on hit after heartfelt hit, including âFeel the Fire,â âIâm So Into You,â âLet the Feeling Flow,â âCan You Stop the Rain,â âTonight, I Celebrate My Love,â and âIf Ever Youâre in My Arms Again.â
Songs for Disney animated films earned Bryson his Grammys. In 1991, he collaborated with Celine Dion on âBeauty and the Beast,â the theme song for the movie of the same name. The next year, he teamed with Regina Belle on âA Whole New World (Aladdinâs Theme)â for the movie Aladdin. Both songs won Academy Awards.
Bryson never worries about running out of songwriting material.
âLove and relationships, thatâs an inexhaustible subject matter,â he said.
Tickets are $59 and $53 at the ̾ƵRiley Center Box Office, which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can be purchased online at or by calling the box office at 601-696-2200.