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James Ingram

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BHouse

James Ingram is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their sound grew out of Rod Temperton, Michael McDonald, I Believe I Can Fly, State of Independence and Richard Marx. Those roots explain a lot about how James Ingram arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peabo Bryson, Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Bolton, Patti Austin and Stephen Bishop, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Teddy Riley, Because I Love It, Al B. Sure!, USA for Africa and Jaki Graham, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around James Ingram, reaching back through Rod Temperton and forward to Teddy Riley. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
James IngramRod TempertonMichael McDonaldI Believe I Can FlyState of IndependenceRichard MarxGerald LevertAndré CymoneMica ParisTeddy RileyBecause I Love ItAl B. Sure!USA for AfricaJaki GrahamPatti AustinLinda RonstadtKenny RogersPeabo BrysonJeffrey OsborneMichael BoltonPatti AustinStephen BishopBrian McKnightRichard MarxNatalie Cole

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James Ingram grew out of Rod Temperton, Michael McDonald, I Believe I Can Fly and State of Independence, shares an orbit with Peabo Bryson, Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Bolton and Patti Austin, went on to shape Teddy Riley, Because I Love It, Al B. Sure! and USA for Africa. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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