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 Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career ...

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, James, 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, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group Switch, releasing hit records on the Motown label from 1977 to 1980. He has been noted for his fal ...

, Tommy DeBarge 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 Rex Salas. 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 Pasadena, 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 pioneer, 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'' (1986) * '' The Little Mermaid'' (1989) * '' The Neverending Story III'' (1994) * '' Father of the Bride Part II'' (1995) * '' My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997) * '' The Fearless Four'' (1997) * ''

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

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Brother Bear 2'' (2006)

Biography

College voice instructor

Personal life

Discography

Albums

Soundtracks

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