R&B Great James Ingram Dies at 66 from Brain Cancer

James Ingram has died according to a tweet on Tuesday by actress and director Debbie Allen. He was 66. According to TMZ, the singer had been battling with a form of brain cancer.

Allen praised the humanity, genius and love of family of her creative partner.

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

Ingram was a Grammy award winning recording artist, producer, songwriter and musician. He was also a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. Some of his hits included “Baby, Come to Me” which featured fellow R&B star Patti Austin, Michael Jackson’s “PYT”, “Somewhere Out there with Linda Ronstad”, “Secret Garden” and his solo smash “I Don’t Have the Heart”.