David Peaston (1957-2012)

R&B/Gospel singer/ songwriter David Peaston, who had a string of R&B hits in the late ’80s and early ’90s, died Wednesday of complications from diabetes.

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American R & B/gospel singer David Peaston passed away on Wednesday of complications of diabetes.

Peaston was born into a St. Louis family with deep musical roots. His mother, gospel singer Martha Bass, was one of the Clara Ward Singers. His older sister, Fontella Bass, is a noted singer whose single “Rescue Me” reached No. 1 on R&B charts and No. 4 on pop single charts in 1965.

In 1993, he recorded a gospel album with Fontella and Martha Bass entitled Promises: A Family Portrait Of Faith; He also sang in jazz trumper and composer Lester Bowie’s The One and Only – back in 1982.

Peaston won a Soul Train Music Award (Best R & B/ Soul or New Rap Artist. Peaston’s highest-charting song was “Two Wrongs (Don’t Make It Right),“ which reached No. 3 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1989. “Can I? (an Eddie Kendricks remake)“ got to No. 14 on the R&B chart the same year, and “We’re All in This Together” reached No. 11 R&B and No. 45 on the dance charts in 1990. His first album, “Introducing … David Peaston,” reached No. 7 on the Billboard R&B album chart in 1989. At the height of his career, he toured with Gladys Knight.

Peaston earned a degree in elementary education and taught in his hometown of St. Louis, MO before moving to New York to pursue a career as a singer. He began doing session gospel and R&B work. His career got a big boost after winning several “Amateur Night” competitions on the “Showtime at the Apollo” television show in the late 1980s, winning over fans and the judges with his powerful rendition of Billie Hoilday’s “God Bless the Child.” After winning “Amateur Night” seven times in a row, Peaston was named “Apollo Top Dog.”

David is survived by his wife and two sons.

Even though you are gone David, you are truly not forgotten! Thanks for the memories in song!

R & B/ Gopsel singer David Peaston, dead at the age of 54.