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Legendary R&B singer James Ingram sang in promotional video for News 5 in 1995

Posted at 5:58 PM, Jan 29, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-29 17:58:08-05

CLEVELAND — Legendary R&B singer and songwriter James Ingram, an Akron native, has lost his battle with brain cancer.

News 5 was honored and privileged to shoot a promotional video with Mr. Ingram back in 1995.

Watch this very special promo, “Give Me 5,” which also features Carly Simon, in the video player above.

Ingram was 66 years old when he passed away Tuesday. He had fought the disease for a while, sources told TMZ.

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