Phillip Ingram (born 1958) is an American musician. He is perhaps best known as one of the founding members of the Motown Group "

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" and is the younger brother of

James Ingram James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Awards, Academy Award nominee for Academy Award for Best Original ...

Biography

Ingram was raised in Akron, Ohio. He came from a musical family with six brothers and sisters who all sang and played instruments but only Phillip and his older brother,

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, pursued a musical career. In December 1976, the band

was formed with Phillip Ingram, Greg Williams, Jody Sims,

Bobby DeBarge Robert Louis DeBarge, Jr. (March 5, 1956 – August 16, 1995) was an American singer and musician. DeBarge was the lead singer of the Motown R&B/soul vocal group Switch and was noted for his falsetto vocals. Later on, he served as both mentor ...

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and Eddie Fluellen. Switch was signed to the Gordy subsidiary of

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in May 1977 and went on to record five albums for the label, with Ingram sharing lead vocal duties with Bobby DeBarge. Starting in 1984, Ingram went behind the scenes writing for various artists and working with various artists, films and commercials. He still sings and records for television and radio commercials, works on films, radio station IDs, and recordings. In addition, he is working on production of new and upcoming artists along with

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. He has toured with

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and a new incarnation of Switch.

College voice instructor

Ingram was a faculty member at the California College of Music (CCM) in

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, California, and taught vocal lessons twice a week with their Vocal Arts Program.

Personal life

Ingram has been married twice and lives with his second wife, Rebecca, in Reseda, California. Both are

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, Ingram being an elder in his local congregation, as well as a

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, a person who devotes over 50 hours a month to the Jehovah's Witnesses evangelism.

Discography

Albums

*1983: ''Fresh Idea'' – (with Attala Zane Giles, credited as Deco) (Qwest Records)

Soundtracks

* ''

Back to School ''Back to School'' is a 1986 American comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, Paxton Whitehead and Robert Downey Jr. It was directed by Alan Met ...

'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1989) * ''

The Neverending Story III ''The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia'' (also known as: ''The NeverEnding Story III: Return to Fantasia'') is a 1994 fantasy-adventure film. It is the third and final film in the franchise. It stars Jason James Richter as Bastian Balth ...

'' (1994) * ''

Father of the Bride Part II ''Father of the Bride Part II'' is a 1995 American comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short. It is a sequel to '' Father of the Bride'' and a remake of the 1951 film '' Father's Little Dividend'', the sequel to the origi ...

'' (1995) * ''

My Best Friend's Wedding ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by P.J. Hogan from a screenplay by Ronald Bass. The film stars Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett. The film received generally positive ...

'' (1997) * '' The Fearless Four'' (1997) * ''

The Prince of Egypt ''The Prince of Egypt'' is a 1998 American animated musical drama film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The first feature film from DreamWorks to be traditionally animated, it is an adaptation of the Book ...

'' (1998) * '' Follow Your Heart'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

Brother Bear 2 ''Brother Bear 2'' is a 2006 American animated direct-to-video musical fantasy comedy-drama film and the sequel to the animated feature ''Brother Bear'', which was released on August 29, 2006. Melissa Etheridge contributed three songs to the film ...

'' (2006)

Biography

College voice instructor

Personal life

Discography

Albums

Soundtracks

References

Further reading

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