James Ingram

James Ingram is one of those artists whose voice hits you somewhere deep before your brain even catches up — silky, aching, completely unmistakable. Growing up in Akron, Ohio and finding his way into Quincy Jones's orbit was basically destiny, and what a run they had together: "Just Once," "One Hundred Ways," "Yah Mo B There" with Michael McDonald, "Baby Come to Me" with Patti Austin — the guy racked up two Grammy Awards and back-to-back Oscar nominations for Best Original Song, including "Somewhere Out There" with Linda Ronstadt, which still wrecks me every time. He was never a tabloid fixture or a flashy showman; he just showed up, opened his mouth, and made you feel things. Losing him in January 2019 was a quiet tragedy that the music world didn't make enough noise about, and that feels exactly like him — underappreciated in the moment, irreplaceable in hindsight.

Name (English)

James Ingram

Name (Japanese)

ジェームス・イングラム

Reading

じぇーむす・いんぐらむ

Born

February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

Akron, Ohio, United States

Occupation

singer / songwriter / record producer / pianist / composer

University

University of Akron

Awards & achievements

• Grammy Awards

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.jamesingramsmusic.com
• Xhttps://x.com/jamesingramsing
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0

Tags

• Ohio
• singer
• songwriter
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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