Jack Ingram | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jack Owen Ingram |
Born | November 15, 1970 |
Origin | The Woodlands, Texas, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Rhythmic, Rising Tide, Lucky Dog, Columbia, Big Machine, Blaster |
Associated acts | Hinder, Jeremy Stover, Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison, Patty Griffin |
Website | jackingram |
Jack Owen Ingram (born November 15, 1970) is an American country music artist formerly signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, one compilation album, six live albums, and 18 singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. Country Top 40 until the release of his single "Wherever You Are" late-2005. A number one hit on the Billboard country charts, that song was also his first release for Big Machine and that label's first Number One hit. Ingram has sent six other songs into the country Top 40 with "Love You", "Lips of an Angel" (a cover version of a song by Hinder), "Measure of a Man", "Maybe She'll Get Lonely", "That's a Man", and "Barefoot and Crazy".
Ingram was born in Houston, Texas. He started writing songs and performing while studying psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he was member of Alpha Tau Omega.
Jack Ingram began his music career singing at a privately owned bar near the TCU campus of Fort Worth, Texas which was owned by his friend John Clay Wolfe. Later, during the early 1990s, Jack toured the state of Texas opening for Mark Chesnutt and other acts. His first release was his self-titled album in 1995 via the Rhythmic label, followed by 1995's Lonesome Question. Warner Bros. Records eventually signed him and released a live album entitled Live at Adair's, and re-issued his first two indie albums.