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James Ingram Back in Love Again

American singer, songwriter, record producer and instrumentalist

James Ingram
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Ingram in 1998
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James Edward Ingram


(1952-02-16)Feb 16, 1952

Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died January 29, 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 66)

Los Angeles, California, U.Southward.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active 1973–2019
Spouse(due south)

Debra Robinson

​

(grand. 1975)​
Relatives Phillip Ingram (brother)
Musical career
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
  • R&B
  • pop
  • soul
Instruments Vocals, keyboards
Labels
  • Qwest
  • Intering

Musical artist
Website jamesingramsmusic.com

James Edward Ingram (Feb 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019)[1] [2] was an American singer, songwriter, tape producer, and instrumentalist. He was a ii-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Laurels nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career in 1973, Ingram charted 8 Top xl hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart from the early 1980s until the early 1990s, as well as thirteen top forty hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs nautical chart. In addition, he charted 20 hits on the Adult Gimmicky chart (including two number-ones). He had 2 number-i singles on the Hot 100: the kickoff, a duet with boyfriend R&B artist Patti Austin, 1982'south "Baby, Come to Me" topped the U.Southward. pop chart in 1983; "I Don't Have the Center", which became his second number-one in 1990 was his only number-1 as a solo artist.

In between these hits, he also recorded the vocal "Somewhere Out At that place" with young man recording artist Linda Ronstadt for the animated film An American Tail. The song and the music video both became gigantic hits. Ingram co-wrote "The 24-hour interval I Fall in Dearest", from the move film Beethoven'due south 2nd (1993), and vocalist Patty Smyth's "Look What Love Has Done", from the motion picture Junior (1994), which earned him nominations for Best Original Song from the Oscars, Gilded Globes, and Grammy Awards in 1994 and 1995.

Biography [edit]

Early life [edit]

Ingram was born in Akron, Ohio, where he attended Akron's East Loftier School and received a rails scholarship to the University of Akron.[3] Subsequently, he moved to Los Angeles and played with the band Revelation Funk, which made an appearance in the Rudy Ray Moore film Dolemite. He also afterwards played keyboards for Ray Charles before condign famous. James Ingram received his first publishing deal with 20th Century Play tricks publishing company, which is where he sang the $50 demo for "Simply In one case".[4]

Career [edit]

Ingram provided the vocals to "Just Once"[5] and "Ane Hundred Ways"[6] on Quincy Jones's 1981 album The Dude, which earned Ingram triple Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist.[seven] "One Hundred Ways" won him the Grammy Honour for Best Male R&B Song Performance for his piece of work. On December 11, 1981, Ingram appeared as a guest on the Canadian comedy series SCTV (which aired on NBC), singing "But Once".[eight] Ingram's debut album, Information technology's Your Night, was released in 1983 and included the carol "There'due south No Easy Fashion".[4] He worked with other notable artists such as Donna Summer, Ray Charles, Anita Baker, Viktor Lazlo, Nancy Wilson, Natalie Cole, Kim Carnes, and Kenny Rogers. In October 1990, he scored a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the love ballad "I Don't Take the Heart",[9] from his It's Real album.

In 1984, Ingram received three additional Grammy nominations: "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (his second duet with recording artist Patti Austin), for Best Popular Performance past a Duo or Grouping with Vocals; the Usa Top 10 single, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" for Michael Jackson, which Ingram and Quincy Jones co-wrote, for Best R&B Song; and the track "Party Animal" for Best Male R&B Vocal Functioning. In early 1985, he was nominated for his debut album (It'due south Your Night) for Best Male R&B Song Operation, and for its single, "Yah Mo B At that place" (a duet with fellow R&B musician Michael McDonald), for Best R&B Song and All-time R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, and won the latter.[4] [10] [xi]

Ingram is mayhap best known for his hit collaborations with other vocalists. He scored a No. 1 striking on the Hot 100 chart in Feb 1983 with Patti Austin on the duet "Baby, Come to Me",[12] a vocal fabricated popular on Tv'southward Full general Hospital. A 2nd Austin–Ingram duet, "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?", was featured in the movie Best Friends (1982) and earned an Oscar nomination.[thirteen] In 1984, he teamed up with Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes for the Top 40 carol "What Most Me?"[4] In 1985, Ingram won a Grammy Laurels for "Yah Mo B There", a duet with Michael McDonald, and participated in the charity project "Nosotros Are the World".[4]

Ingram teamed with American singer Linda Ronstadt and had a 1000000-selling #2 hit in the U.S. and a Top 10 U.One thousand. hitting in 1987[xiv] with "Somewhere Out There", the theme from the animated feature film An American Tail. The song was awarded the 1987 Grammy Award for Song of the Twelvemonth. It also received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. It was i of the terminal million-selling Gold-certified 45 RPM singles to be issued by the RIAA.[fifteen] [sixteen] [17]

In the 1990s, Ingram'south highest-profile team-upward came again with Quincy Jones, on the song "The Underground Garden". This vocal as well featured vocals by Barry White, El DeBarge, and Al B. Sure!.[18] [19] Soundtrack songs were popular for Ingram in the 1990s. From the flick Sarafina! came "One More Time", and from Urban center Slickers came "Where Did My Heart Go?" In 1991, he and Melissa Manchester performed the song "The Brightest Star" in the animated Christmas moving-picture show Precious Moments Timmy's Gift. In 1993, they performed the song again in the film's sequel Precious Moments Timmy'southward Special Delivery. Ingram'southward 1994 composition "The Day I Fall in Love", a duet with Dolly Parton, was the theme song for the picture Beethoven's 2nd and was nominated for an Academy Honour for Best Original Song.[20] [21] Ingram and Parton performed the song live on the Oscar broadcast. In 1997, he and Carnie Wilson co-wrote the song "Our Time Has Come" and lent it to the animated movie Cats Don't Dance.[iv] [11] [10]

During the summertime of 2004, Ingram participated in the U.S. television reality testify Glory Duets as a duet partner. The show combined professional vocalists, of various musical genres, with entertainers of different backgrounds in a weekly elimination competition.[22] In 2006, Ingram and neo-soul singer Angie Rock teamed up on "My People".[23] In 2011, Ingram joined Cliff Richard's list of special invitee performers on his Soulicious Tour performing at various UK venues during Nov.[24] He sang two songs from the anthology with Richard, also a solo of "Just One time".[25] In 2012, Ingram appeared every bit himself in the ABC television receiver show Suburgatory, in the episode "The Motherload".[26] Also in 2012, he was a guest vocaliser at Debbie Allen'due south October 13 live testify at the corner of Crenshaw Blvd. and Martin Luther King Blvd. celebrating the arrival of the Space Shuttle Effort, singing R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Wing".[27] [28] [29]

Expiry [edit]

Ingram died in Los Angeles of encephalon cancer on January 29, 2019, 18 days earlier his 67th birthday.[xxx] [31]

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

Compilation albums [edit]

Singles [edit]

Other appearances [edit]

Filmography [edit]

  • 1981 - SCTV "3D House of Beefiness" sketch, as himself
  • 1997: The Fearless Four equally Buster (voice – English version)[49]
  • 2012: Suburgatory; himself (episode: "The Motherload")[26]

Awards and nominations [edit]

Grammy Awards [edit]

Ingram has won two Grammy Awards out of xiv nominations.[50]

University Laurels nominations [edit]

  • 1994: Best Original Song for "The Day I Fall in Love" from the movement movie Beethoven's second (shared with Cliff Magness and Carole Bayer Sager) [20]
  • 1995: Best Original Vocal for "Look What Love Has Done" the motion pic Junior (shared with Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, and Patty Smyth) [51]

Golden Globe Award nominations [edit]

  • 1994: Best Original Song for "The Mean solar day I Fall in Love" (shared with Cliff Magness and Carole Bayer Sager) [52]
  • 1995: Best Original Song for "Look What Love Has Done" (shared with Carole Bayer Sager, James Newton Howard, and Patty Smyth) [53]

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External links [edit]

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ingram