Editing James Ingram (section)

== Early life ==
Ingram was born in [[Akron, Ohio]], where he attended Akron's [[East Community Learning Center|East High School]] and received a track scholarship to the [[University of Akron]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Malcolm|last=Abram|title=Akron-born singer James Ingram dies at 66|url=https://www.ohio.com/entertainmentlife/20190129/akron-born-singer-james-ingram-dies-at-67|work=[[Akron Beacon Journal]]|date=January 29, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> Subsequently, he moved to Los Angeles and played with the band Revelation Funk, which made an appearance in the [[Rudy Ray Moore]] film ''[[Dolemite]]''. He also later played keyboards for [[Ray Charles]] before becoming famous. James Ingram received his first publishing deal with 20th Century Fox publishing company, which is where he sang the $50 demo for "Just Once".<ref name="James Ingram obituary">{{cite web|last1=Sweeting|first1=Adam|title=James Ingram obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/30/james-ingram-obituary|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 2, 2019|date=30 January 2019}}</ref>