Biografía de

JAMES INGRAM

James Ingram (born February 16, 1956 in Akron, Ohio) is an American soul musician, famous for his vocal performance. He is also a producer and songwriter.
As a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and synthesizer, Ingram began his career in the 70's as part of the band Revelation Funk.
During this time, Ingram developed a reputation in the Los Angeles area as a session vocalist, and came to the attention of ex-Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier. Dozier invited Ingram to contribute vocals to some material; one such song, "Love's Calling," garnered some airplay. The remainder of the material surfaced in 1980 on an album entitled Zingara.
In 1980, Ingram provided the vocals to "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways" on Quincy Jones's album The Dude. He won a Grammy award for best R&B vocal performance for his work on Jones' album, "The Dude." Ingram's debut album, It’s Your Night, appeared in 1983, including the ballad "There’s No Easy Way." He also worked with other great musical artists such as Ray Charles, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Natalie Cole, and Kenny Rogers.
Ingram was featured on "Somewhere Out There," a duet with Linda Ronstadt on the soundtrack to the 1986 film An American Tail. He also won a 1985 Grammy Award for "Yah Mo B There," a duet with Michael McDonald. He also co-wrote "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" that was recorded by Michael Jackson on his blockbuster Thriller.

QUINCY JONES

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (Chicago, 14 de marzo de 1933), Quincy Jones, compositor, director, arreglista y productor estadounidense de música. Su ámbito de interés musical abarca el pop y el jazz (swing y bop), con frecuente tendencia a su fusión. Asimismo, es intérprete ocasional de trompeta y piano, y cantante. También está vinculado al mundo del cine produciendo películas y componiendo para ellas. Como productor, es famoso sobre todo por haber sido coproductor de algunos de los álbumes más famosos de Michael Jackson. A lo largo de su carrera ha recibido un total de 25 premios Grammy.

Fuente: maquitama a través de Musica.com