Phillip Ingram
| Phillip Ingram | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 11, 1958 Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Origin | Reseda, California, United States |
| Genres | R&B, soul, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1975—present |
| Labels | Qwest, Motown |
| Associated acts | Switch, Sheena Easton, James Ingram |
Phillip Ingram (born July 11, 1958) is an American musician. He is perhaps best known as one of the founding members of the Motown Group "SWITCH"
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 Switch was formed with Phillip Ingram, Greg Williams, Jody Sims, Bobby DeBarge, Tommy DeBarge and Eddie Fluellen.
Switch was signed to Motown Records in May/1977 and went on to record five albums for the label. Their first album went platinum with such hits as "They'll Never Be", "I Wanna Be Closer". Their second album went gold, which included "Best Beat In Town" and "I Call Your Name."
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 Sheena Easton and a new incarnation of Switch.
Ingram is a faculty member at the California College of Music (CCM) in Pasadena, California, and teaches vocal lessons twice a week with their Vocal Arts Program.
Ingram has been married twice and lives with his second wife, Rebecca, in Reseda, California. Both are devout Jehovah's Witnesses, Ingram being an elder in his local congregation, as well as what is called a pioneer - devoting over 70 hours a month in the Jehovah Witness evangelism.
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