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Also known as James E. Ingram

American singer-songwriter and record producer (1952–2019)

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1952-02-16
Active to
2019-01-29
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James Ingram (born James Edward Ingram on 16 February 1952 in Akron, Ohio; died 29 January 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. Ingram went from playing local bars with Revelation Funk to Los Angeles, where he landed the types of gigs that most aspiring musicians only dream about: singing background vocals <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+Ingram">

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Born
James Edward Ingram , ( 1952-02-16 ) February 16, 1952, Akron , Ohio , U.S.
Died
January 29, 2019 (2019-01-29) (aged 66), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Hollywood Hills, California , U.S.
Occupations
Singer songwriter record producer
Years active
1971–2019
Spouse
Debra Robinson ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 ) ​
Relatives
Phillip Ingram (brother)
Origin
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
R&B pop soul Soft Rock Smooth jazz
Instruments
Vocals, keyboards
Labels
Qwest Intering
Website
jamesingramsmusic .com

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James Ingram
date of birth
1952-02-16
date of death
2019-01-29
name in native language
James E. Ingram
birth name
James Edward Ingram
start of work period
1973-00-00
social media followers
10123
end of work period
2012-00-00
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James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career in 1973, Ingram charted eight top 40 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart from the early 1980s until the early 1990s, as well as thirteen top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In addition, he charted 20 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart (including two number-ones). He had two number-one singles on the Hot 100: the first, a duet with fellow R&B artist Patti Austin, 1982's "Baby, Come to Me" topped the U.S. pop chart in 1983; "I Don't Have the Heart", which became his second number-one in 1990, was his only number-one as a solo artist.

In between these hits, he also recorded the song "Somewhere Out There" with fellow recording artist Linda Ronstadt for the animated film An American Tail. The song and the music video both became hits. Ingram co-wrote "The Day I Fall in Love", from the motion picture Beethoven's 2nd (1993), and singer 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, Golden Globes, and Grammy Awards in 1994 and 1995.

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