| Phillip Ingram | |
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| Born | July 11, 1958 Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Origin | Reseda, California, United States |
| Genres | R&B, Soul, Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1975—present |
| Labels | Qwest, Motown |
| Associated acts | Switch, Sheena Easton, |
Phillip Ingram (born July 11, 1958) 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 brother, James Ingram, pursued a musical career.
In December 1976 the band Switch was formed. This consisted of 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 platinun 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, Phillip went behind the scenes writing for various artists and working with various artists, films and commercials.
Currently (2011) Phillip still sings and records for TV and radio commercials, works on films, Radio Stations IDs, and recordings. In addition he is working on production of new & upcoming artists along with Rex Salas. He's currently touring with Sheena Easton and a new tour of Switchalong with teach vocal clasees at CCM.[1]
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Phillip is a faculty member at the acclaimed California College of Music CCM and teaches vocal lessons twice a week with their Vocal Arts Program.[2]
Rich Boy sampled "I Call Your Name" in his song "Throw Some D's"; Ne-Yo sampled "I Call Your Name" in his song "It Just Ain't Right"