Ingram Hill is an American

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band from

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, United States.

History

In the summer of 2000, after attending the

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, childhood friends Justin Moore (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Phil Bogard (lead guitar) joined with Shea Sowell (bass, background vocals) and Matt Chambless (drums) to form the band. They spent much of the next year and a half touring throughout the south and southeast. They played their first show August 23, 2000, in

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. In 2002, the band released an EP, '' Until Now'', on

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, an independent label. The lead singer of Tonic,

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, produced five of the tracks on ''Until Now''. As a result of the band's touring efforts with bands such as

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, over 10,000 copies of ''Until Now'' were sold throughout the country. Ingram Hill's first full-length album, '' June's Picture Show'' was produced by

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, and others). Intended as an independent release,

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later re-released the album as part of a new major label deal. Released in February 2004, two tracks from ''June's Picture Show'' have become

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Adult Contemporary Hits: "Will I Ever Make it Home" and "Almost Perfect." Ingram Hill continues to tour, appearing both as headline act and support for artists including

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, and

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. The band also performed a cover of

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's "More Than A Feeling" for the "Herbie" soundtrack. In 2010, Justin Moore was featured in Memphis sports radioman Chris Vernon's song, "Runaway Lane," a parody of former University of Tennessee Head Coach

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Members

;Current *Justin Moore - vocals, guitar *Phil Bogard - guitar *Zach Kirk - bass, vocals ;Touring bandmates *Chris Allen - guitar, strings *Shawn Zorn - drums *Sam Mogerman - drums ;Former *Matt Chambless - drums *Shea Sowell - bass

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

Ingram Hill's Myspace

Ingram Hill's Official Website
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