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James Ingram (born February 16, 1956) is an United States|American Soul music|soul musician. Although most famous for his vocal performance, he is also a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass guitar|bass, drums and synthesizer|keyboards. Additionally, he is a Record producer|producer and songwriter.
Life and work
James Ingram was born in Akron, Ohio|Akron, Ohio. He began his career in the '70s as part of the band Revelation Funk with Bernard Lawson, Sr., also from Akron.
During this time, Ingram developed a reputation in the Los Angeles area as a session vocalist, and came to the attention of ex-Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier. Dozier invited Ingram to contribute vocals to some material; one such song, "Love's Calling," garnered some airplay. The remainder of the material surfaced in 1980 on the album ''Zingara''.
In 1981, Ingram provided the vocals to "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways" on Quincy Jones's album ''The Dude''. He won a Grammy award for best R&B vocal performance for his work on this album. Ingram's debut album, ''It’s Your Night'', appeared in 1983, including the ballad "There’s No Easy Way." He also worked with other notable R&B artists such as Ray Charles, Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Anita Baker, ... read all