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Commander Wallace · 01-29-19, 07:43 PM

James Ingram, the R&B singer with a soulful, smooth voice has died at the age of 66. James Ingram its like had hits like "Just Once" and "I Don't Have The Heart." A cause of death was not listed but it was known James was battling brain cancer. James always had a great, soulful voice as demonstrated by his duet with Linda Ronstadt in " Somewhere out there ."

Quote : Over the course of his career, Ingram also had successful collaborations with , Quincy Jones, Barry White and Dolly Parton. He co-wrote Michael Jackson's hit song "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" with Jones. Ingram was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards -- one in 1994 for best original song for "The Day I Fall in Love" and again in the same category the following year for "Look What Love Has Done."

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 Hot 100 hits included "Just Once" (No. 17 in 1981, Quincy Jones featuring Ingram), "Yah Mo Be There" (No. 19 in 1984, with Michael 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.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/enter...ead/index.html

https://www.billboard.com/articles/n...-dead-obituary

Rest in Peace James and thanks for the great music.

01-29-19, 07:43 PM	#1
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,305 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Two time Grammy Winner and R&B singing star James Ingram dies at 66 James Ingram, the R&B singer with a soulful, smooth voice has died at the age of 66. James Ingram its like had hits like "Just Once" and "I Don't Have The Heart." A cause of death was not listed but it was known James was battling brain cancer. James always had a great, soulful voice as demonstrated by his duet with Linda Ronstadt in " Somewhere out there ." Quote : Over the course of his career, Ingram also had successful collaborations with , Quincy Jones, Barry White and Dolly Parton. He co-wrote Michael Jackson's hit song "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" with Jones. Ingram was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards -- one in 1994 for best original song for "The Day I Fall in Love" and again in the same category the following year for "Look What Love Has Done." 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 Hot 100 hits included "Just Once" (No. 17 in 1981, Quincy Jones featuring Ingram), "Yah Mo Be There" (No. 19 in 1984, with Michael 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. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/enter...ead/index.html https://www.billboard.com/articles/n...-dead-obituary Rest in Peace James and thanks for the great music. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 01-29-19 at 07:53 PM.