Bryson's love for music stemmed from his mother, who often took the family to concerts of well-known black artists at the time.

Bryson marked his professional debut at the age of 14, singing backup for Al Freeman and the Upsetters,[5] a local Greenville group.

Two years later, he left home to tour the Chitlin' Circuit with another local band, Moses Dillard and the Tex-Town Display.

Although Bang was not impressed with Dillard's band, the young backup singer caught the ear of the label's general manager, Eddie Biscoe.

[6] Bryson won two Grammy Awards: in 1992 for his performance of the song "Beauty and the Beast" with Celine Dion and in 1993 for "A Whole New World" with Regina Belle.

In early 1998, Bryson contributed his voice to Barney's Great Adventure: An Original Motion Picture Musical Soundtrack, with the song "Dream (Twinken's Tune)".

His tax problems caught up with him on August 21, 2003, when the U.S. Internal Revenue Service seized property from his home in Atlanta, Georgia.

The IRS auctioned many of his possessions, including both Grammy Awards, electronic equipment, his grand piano and multiple pairs of shoes.

[13] Tax problems caught up with Bryson on August 21, 2003, when the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seized property from his Atlanta, Georgia, home.