Peabo Bryson "Can You Stop the Rain?"

Robert Peapo Bryson changed his name to Peabo when he was 14 years old after starting his career singing backup with Al Freeman and the Upsetters. Freeman couldn't pronounce the West-Indian name "Peapo", so alas Peabo Bryson was born. A mainstay in '80s and '90s R&B music, Bryson also crossed over onto the Adult Contemporary Chart with songs such as "Can You Stop the Rain?".