Janice Brooks
From:
Pleasant Gap Pa
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Posted 19 Mar 2007 2:20 pm |
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259742,00.html
Luther Ingram, the man who co-wrote one of pop music's greatest hits,
has died at age 69.
Ingram, whose recording of "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want to Be
Right)" was a No. 1 hit in 1973, died Monday in St. Louis.
He'd had a kidney transplant several years ago and fought kidney
failure for most of the last decade.
Starting out with his brothers as The Gardenias in Alton, Ill., Ingram
went on to a solo career with Koko Records, which was distributed by
the famous Stax label.
He co-wrote the Staples Singers hit "Respect Yourself" with Sir Mack
Rice.
Ingram's other hits included "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons
Than One)" and "I'll Be Your Shelter."
Survivors include his wife Jacqueline, sons Luther Jr. (Eric) and
Kenneth, a sister and five brothers. |
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