James Ingram, Grammy-Winning R&B Singer, Dies at 66
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Ingram's friend and creative partner Debbie
Allen announced the news on Tuesday.
R&B singer James Ingram, who collected two Grammy
Awards and a pair of No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits over his decades-long career,
has died. He was 66.
The news was shared via Twitter on Tuesday by Ingram's
friend and creative partner Debbie Allen. There are no details yet about when
or how Ingram died.
"I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner
James Ingram to the Celestial Choir," Allen tweeted. "He
will always be cherished, loved and remembered for his genius, his love of
family and his humanity. I am blessed to have been so close. We will forever
speak his name."
Ingram collected two Grammys during his career: His song
"One Hundred Ways" was named best male R&B performance in 1981,
and his duet with Michael McDonald on "Yah Mo B There" earned the
award for best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals in 1984. He
also was nominated for back-to-back best original song Oscars in 1993 and 1994,
for co-writing "The Day I Fall in Love" from Beethoven's
2nd and "Look What Love Has Done" from Junior.
Ingram charted nine hits on the Hot 100, including a pair
of No. 1s: "Baby Come to Me," with Patti Austin, in 1983, and "I
Don't Have the Heart" in 1990. Other top 20-charting hits included
"Just Once" (No. 17 in 1981, Quincy Jones featuring Ingram),
"Yah Mo Be There" (No. 19 in 1984, with McDonald) and "Somewhere
Out There" (No. 2 in 1987, with Linda Ronstadt). He also logged 19 hits on
the Adult Contemporary airplay chart and 18 entries on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs chart.
Ingram also tallied hits as a songwriter, co-penning
Michael Jackson's top 10 hit "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)," from the Thriller album,
as well as songs recorded by Pointer Sisters, George Benson, Ray Charles,
Shalamar and others.
