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James Ingram (I)

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As a sophomore at the University of Akron, he left town to come to Los Angeles with his band, Revelation Funk. The band broke up shortly after arriving in L.A. Shortly afterward, Ingram started working with Ray Charles as a piano player.

After Quincy Jones heard James Ingram's voice on "Just Once," he invited Ingram to sing on his album. James originally didn't think his voice was good enough to be a lead vocal. He won a Grammy award for best R&B vocal performance for his work on Jones' album, "The Dude."

Won a Grammy with Michael McDonald in 1984 for Best R&B Performance for their duet, "Yah Mo B There"

His mom, Alistine Wilson Ingram, and dad, Henry Ingram Sr., died within a year of one another [2001-2002]

Married his childhood sweetheart, Debra Robinson

Played keyboards on the classic hit songs "PYT" by Michael Jackson and "Bad Mama Jama" by Carl Carlton.

Plays keyboards, guitar, and electric bass.

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Brother of singer Philip Ingram, formerly of the groups Switch and Deco.

Appears on camera with his band, Revelation Funk, playing keyboards and singing "Time on the Side" in the 1975 cult blaxploitation film Dolemite (1975).

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