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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Luther Ingram| image = Luther_Ingram.jpg?| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Luther Thomas Ingram| alias =| birth_date = birth date|1937|11|30|mf=y|birth_place = Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson , Tennessee , United States | death_date = death date and age|2007|3|19|1937|11|30|mf=y|death_place = Belleville, Illinois|Belleville , Illinois , United States| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Vocals | genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B , Soul music|soul | occupation = Singing|Singer , songwriter | years_active = 1965–1992| label = Koko Records|KoKo , Profile Records|Profile | associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Luther Ingram (November 30, 1937 & mdash; March 19, 2007) was an United States|American Rhythm and blues|R& B and Soul music|soul singing|singer and songwriter . His most successful record, " (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right ", reached no. 1 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B chart and no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 in 1972.
Career
Born Luther Thomas Ingram in Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson , Tennessee , his early interest in music led to him making his first Gramophone record|record in 1965 at the age of 28. His first three recordings failed to chart but that changed when he signed for KoKo Records in the late 1960s, and his first hit "My Honey And Me" peaked at #55 on the Hot 100 on 14 February 1970. Many of his song s appeared in the Pop music|pop and R& B record chart|charts , even though Koko was only a small record label|label , owned by his management|manager and record producer , Johnny Baylor. Koko and Baylor were closely associated with the Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis based Stax Records label during the height of its commercial success.
Ingram is best known for the hit, " (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right ", written by Homer Banks , Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson (songwriter)|Raymond Jackson . The song reached chart-topper|number one on Billboard (magazine)|Billboard 's Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B chart and peaked at number three on that publication's Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1972. The track stayed in the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, ultimately selling a reported four million copies.cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 314 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 The song was later successfully cover version|covered by Millie Jackson and Barbara Mandrell ; it has also been recorded by Bobby "Blue" Bland , Rod Stewart and Isaac Hayes .
Other popular tracks for Ingram included "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)", "Let's Steal Away To The Hideaway" and "I'll Be Your Shelter." He also co-authored " Respect Yourself ", a million seller for the Staples Singers in 1971. The acetate Demo (music)|demo version of Ingram's, "Exus Trek", became a sought after Northern soul track.cite book | first= Stuart | last= Maconie | year= 2004 | title= Cider With Roadies | edition= 1st | publisher= Random House | location= London | isbn= 0-09-189115-9 | page= 69 With the Stax connections, Ingram recorded at the Memphis label's studios, as well as other southern-based studios such as Muscle Shoals. He was opening act for Isaac Hayes for some years, and often used Hayes' Movement band and female backing group for his 1970s recordings. He recorded into the 1980s, and whilst only managing lower R& B chart hits, he remained a popular stage draw.
Ingram died on March 19, 2007, at a Belleville, Illinois , hospital of heart failure . According to his wife Jacqui Ingram, he had suffered for years from diabetes , Renal failure|kidney disease and partial blindness . http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/3/21/75452.shtml Newsmax.com
Chart singles
Year
Single
Chart Positions
US Pop cite book
US R& B cite book
1969
"Pity For The Lonely"
-
39
"My Honey And Me"
55
19
1970
"Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)"
45
6
"To The Other Man"
110
22
1971
"Be Good To Me Baby"
97
21
"I'll Love You Until The End"
-
39
1972
"You Were Made For Me" / "Missing You"
93 -
18 26
" (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right "
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2430089.ece Obituary, The Independent , 7 April 2007
http://www.soulexpress.net/lutheringram_discography.htm The complete Luther Ingram discography at Soul Express
Persondata | NAME =Ingram, Luther | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =November 30, 1937 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson , Tennessee , United States | DATE OF DEATH =March 19, 2007 | PLACE OF DEATH = Belleville, Illinois|Belleville , Illinois , United States DEFAULTSORT:Ingram, Luther Category:1937 births Category:2007 deaths Category:People from Jackson, Tennessee Category:American pop musicians Category:American rhythm and blues musicians Category:American male singers Category:Songwriters from Tennessee Category:American soul musicians Category:Musicians from Tennessee Category:Smash Records artists Category:Deaths from heart failure
