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International soul star Peabo Bryson, who won Grammy awards for his chart-topping Disney duets with Celine Dion and Regina Belle, is the latest act announced as part of BBC Radio 2’s ‘Friday Night Is Music Night LIVE’, a new initiative which sees a range of high profile acts touring the UK in celebration of iconic songwriters.

Alongside a tour by Beverley Knight (here on 9^th October), who will perform the songs of Stevie Wonder, Bryson will partner with the Leo Green Orchestra to pay tribute to the great disco-era crooner Barry White.