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James Ingram
James Ingram was a singer, songwriter and producer His birthday was Feb. 16, 1952, and his height was 5’10”. He died Jan. 29, 2019. The Akron, Ohio, native performed with Ray Charles, and cracked the Hot 100 as a collaborator on Quicy Jones’ hits “Just Once” in 1981 (No. 17) and “One Hundred Ways” in 1982 (No. 14) before hitting it big himself. Ingram’s debut album ‘It’s Your Night’ arrived in 1983 and peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200. 1990’s “I Don’t Have Heart” – off third studio album ‘It’s Real’ – was his only solo No. 1 single. (He previously topped the chart on Patti Austin’s “Baby, Come to Me” in 1983.) During his career, he also collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100 with their song “Somewhere Out There.” Ingram earned 14 Grammy nominations total, winning best male R&B vocal performance for “One Hundred Ways” in 1982, and best R&B performance by a duo a group with vocal for “Yah Mo B There” alongside Michael McDonald in 1985.
James Ingram was a singer, songwriter and producer His birthday was Feb. 16, 1952, and his height was 5’10”. He died Jan. 29, 2019. The Akron, Ohio, native performed with Ray Charles, and cracked the Hot 100 as a collaborator on Quicy Jones’ hits “Just Once” in 1981 (No. 17) and “One Hundred Ways” in 1982 (No. 14) before hitting it big himself. Ingram’s debut album ‘It’s Your Night’ arrived in 1983 and peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200. 1990’s “I Don’t Have Heart” – off third studio album ‘It’s Real’ – was his only solo No. 1 single. (He previously topped the chart on Patti Austin’s “Baby, Come to Me” in 1983.) During his career, he also collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100 with their song “Somewhere Out There.” Ingram earned 14 Grammy nominations total, winning best male R&B vocal performance for “One Hundred Ways” in 1982, and best R&B performance by a duo a group with vocal for “Yah Mo B There” alongside Michael McDonald in 1985.
