Jack Ingram

Jack Owen Ingram (born November 15, 1970) is an American country music artist formerly signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eleven studio albums, one extended play, six live albums, and 19 singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. Country Top 40 until the release of his single "Wherever You Are" late-2005. A number one hit on the Billboard country charts, that song was also his first release for Big Machine and that label's first Number One hit. Ingram has sent six other songs into the country Top 40 with "Love You", "Lips of an Angel" (a cover version of a song by Hinder), "Measure of a Man", "Maybe She'll Get Lonely", "That's a Man", and "Barefoot and Crazy".

Biography Ingram was born in Houston, Texas. He started writing songs and performing while studying psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he was member of Alpha Tau Omega.

Musical career Jack Ingram began his music career singing at a privately owned bar near the TCU campus of Fort Worth, Texas, which was owned by his friend John Clay Wolfe. Later, during the early 1990s, Jack toured the state of Texas opening for Mark Chesnutt and other acts. His first release was his self-titled album in 1995 via the Rhythmic label, followed by 1995's Lonesome Questions. Warner Bros. Records eventually signed him and released a live album entitled Live at Adair's, and re-issued his first two indie albums.

2005–2011: Big Machine Records In 2005, Ingram signed to the independent record label Big Machine Records. Under the Big Machine banner, Ingram released a predominantly live album entitled Live: Wherever You Are. His first single release on that record label, "Wherever You Are", became Ingram's first top 40, and later his first and only Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as the first Number One for the Big Machine label. "Love You", the only other studio track on Live: Wherever You Are, was also released as a single, peaking at No. 12 on the charts. This song was also recorded by Trent Summar & the New Row Mob (whose frontman, Trent Summar, co-wrote it) on their 2005 album Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.

In late 2006, Ingram released a cover of Hinder's song "Lips of an Angel". Ingram's cover peaked at No. 16 on the country charts "Lips of an Angel" was the lead-off single to This Is It, his second album for Big Machine. This album also produced the No. 18 "Measure of a Man" (a Radney Foster co-write) and the No. 24 "Maybe She'll Get Lonely".

In 2008, Ingram appeared at the Argyle Education Foundation Black Diamond Affair.

He won the Academy of Country Music award for top new male vocalist on May 19, 2008. Ingram also filled in for radio host Bob Kingsley on the countdown show "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" for the week of September 20–21, 2008.

According to CMT, Ingram's Big Dreams & High Hopes album has "more guts" and Ellis Paul's "The World Ain't Slowing Down" may be the song that takes Ingram to the "next level". Ingram says "It'll be fun for me to expose people to a fantastic song from an artist who's had a 20-year career of being a very successful folk artist." The song was cut from the album. Its lead-off single "That's a Man" charted in the Top 20, followed by "Barefoot and Crazy," which became his second Top 10 hit. The album's next three singles all failed to enter the Top 40: "Seeing Stars" (a duet with Patty Griffin), "Free" and a re-recording of "Barbie Doll" with guest vocals from Dierks Bentley.

On August 26, 2009, Ingram set a Guinness record for the most radio interviews in one day, when he was interviewed 215 times.

Singing the National Anthem in Denver at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on October 28, 2012. Ingram and Big Machine amicably parted ways in late 2011.

As a sideline, Ingram does voice imaging for a number of country stations, including KRYS-FM Corpus Christi; WSIX-FM Nashville; WMIL-FM Milwaukee; KWJJ-FM Portland, Ore.; and KSCS Dallas.

Fundraising In 2013, Jack teamed up with actor Matthew McConaughey and University of Texas at Austin football coach Mack Brown to create a fundraiser for their favorite children's charities. Dubbed Mack, Jack & McConaughey, the affair was held April 11–12 at Austin's ACL Live at the Moody Theater and featured a gala, golf tournament, fashion show and two nights of music. Mack, Jack & McConaughey returned in 2014.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US USHeat Jack Ingram Release date: September 30, 1995 Label: Crystal Clear Records — — — Lonesome Questions Release date: December 12, 1995 Label: Crystal Clear Records — — — Livin' or Dyin' Release date: March 25, 1997 Label: Rising Tide Records — — — Hey You Release date: September 21, 1999 Label: Lucky Dog Records — — — Electric Release date: June 4, 2002 Label: Lucky Dog Records 34 — 23 Young Man Release date: March 9, 2004 Label: Columbia Nashville — — — This Is It Release date: March 27, 2007 Label: Big Machine Records 4 34 — Big Dreams & High Hopes Release date: August 25, 2009 Label: Big Machine Records 21 61 — Midnight Motel Release date: August 26, 2016 Label: Rounder Records 24 — — Ridin' High...Again Release date: April 26, 2019 Label: Beat Up Ford Records — — — The Marfa Tapes(with Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall) Release date: May 7, 2021 Label: RCA Nashville 7 51 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs Title Album details Electric: Extra Volts Release date: March 11, 2003 Label: Sony BMG

Live albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US CAN Country 1997 "That's Not Me" — — 89 Livin' or Dyin'''

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1 63 11

12 87 21

16 77 19

18 108 32

24 — — 2008

18 104 35

Music videos Year Video Director 1997 "That's Not Me" Michael McNamara "Flutter" Jim Hershleder 1999 "How Many Days" Trey Fanjoy "Mustang Burn" Richard Bennett 2000 "Barbie Doll" Flick Wiltshire 2002 "One Thing" Trey Fanjoy 2006 "Wherever You Are" David McClister "Love You" Shaun Silva 2007 "Lips of an Angel" "Measure of a Man" 2008 "Maybe She'll Get Lonely" Gibbs/Greilech "That's a Man" Brian Lazzaro 2009 "Barefoot and Crazy" Stephen Shepherd 2016 "I'm Drinking Through It" Michael Tully

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Result 2007 CMT Music Awards Wide Open Country Video of the Year 2008 Academy of Country Music Top New Male Vocalist CMT Music Awards Wide Open Country Video of the Year 2017 CMA Awards Song of the Year – "Tin Man" (with Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall) 2018 Grammy Awards Best Country Song – "Tin Man" (with Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall) 2018 Academy of Country Music Song of the Year – "Tin Man" (with Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall)