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News • 30 Jan 2019

Celebrities pay tribute to the late James Ingram on Twitter

By Shereesa Moodley

Grammy Award winner and Oscar nominee James Ingram has died at the age of 66 after a battle with brain cancer.

The R&B singer was well known for songs such as “One Hundred Ways” and “Yah Mo Be There” which won Grammys in 1982 and 1985 respectively.

Ingram was also widely known for his friendship with the likes of Michael Jackson and music producer Quincy Jones.

“There are no words to convey how much my ❤️ aches with the news of the passing of my baby brother, James Ingram,” Jones said in a tweet.

There are no words to convey how much my ❤️ aches with the news of the passing of my baby brother, James Ingram. With that soulful, whisky sounding voice, James was simply magical. He was, & always will be, beyond compare. Rest In Peace my baby bro…You’ll be in my ❤️ forever pic.twitter.com/oZtA9h8uZR
— Quincy Jones (@QuincyDJones) January 29, 2019

Other celebrities also paid their respects in tweets.

RIP the great James Ingram, a vocalist all vocalists looked up to
— josh groban (@joshgroban) January 29, 2019

Thank you for your love.
Thank you for your friendship.
Thank you for your music.
Thank you for your legacy. #JamesIngram ❤️ pic.twitter.com/hPK0oFe2ud
— Gladys Knight (@MsGladysKnight) January 30, 2019

James Ingram, Grammy-Winning & Chart-Topping R&B Singer, Dies at 66…I loved my brother james. Sang his butt off but he was funny (crazy 🙂 ) as hell. Thank you for all the conversations and good times my brother. I pray for your family that they be okay https://t.co/NgsTgH8D65
— Sinbad (@sinbadbad) January 30, 2019

Rest In Peace, James Ingram. It was such an honor and pleasure to get to share the stage with you in my lifetime.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) January 30, 2019

I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir. He will always be cherished, loved and remembered for his genius, his love of family and his humanity. I am blessed to have been so close. We will forever speak his name.❤️ pic.twitter.com/TDJfpbbJWa
— Debbie Allen (@msdebbieallen) January 29, 2019

In a statement, Grammy CEO Neil Portnow said that “Ingram’s rich voice and masterful songwriting has made a lasting impact on the music industry”.

Feature image: Memeburn

Shereesa Moodley

Shereesa is a passionate writer who often delves into the world of social media, online trends and all things photography. She is also a journalism graduate of Rhodes University and can be found frequenting YouTube and Instagram. She lurks on Twitter too, sometimes.