Jack Ingram

Ingram worked across singer-songwriter and musician. The registers place that work in country music. This article rests on 14 catalogued compositions, 1 published texts, 46 issued recordings, 2 digitised documents and 20 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Jack Ingram • Birth Name — Jack Owen Ingram • Born — 15 November 1970 • Origin — The Woodlands, Texas, U.S. • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • Genre — Country • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1992–present • Label — * Rhythmic • Rising Tide • Lucky Dog • Columbia Nashville • Big Machine • Blaster • Website — jackingramlive.com

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.

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. In 1997 he had his first time on the 22nd season of Austin City Limits. That same year, he released Livin' or Dyin via Rising Tide Records, which produced his first chart single in the No. 51-peaking "Flutter". Two years later came Hey You via Lucky Dog, a division of Epic Records, which accounted for a No. 64 country single in "How Many Days". In 2000, he collaborated with Charlie Robison and Bruce Robison for the live album Unleashed Live. Electric, his second album for Lucky Dog, was also his first album to enter Top Country Albums, despite not producing a chart single. This album was supplemented a year later by an EP entitled Electric: Extra Volts before he left Lucky Dog. Two more live albums followed before he signed to Columbia Nashville for the release of Young Man in 2004, which accounted for no singles. Another live album, Acoustic Motel, was issued in 2005. On Sunday, February 3, 2013, H-E-B premiered their 'Texas Myths' Super Bowl commercial featuring Jack Ingram.

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. • Illustration — 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.

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.

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • US Country — US — US Heat • 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

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

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • US Country — US Heat • Live at Adair's — * Release date: November 21, 1995 * Label: Crystal Clear Records — — — — • Unleashed Live (with Bruce Robison and Charlie Robison) — * Release date: September 26, 2000 * Label: Lucky Dog Records — — — — • Live at Billy Bob's Texas — * Release date: October 14, 2003 * Label: Smith Music Group — — — — • Live at Gruene Hall: Happy Happy — * Release date: December 14, 2004 * Label: RAM — — — — • Acoustic Motel — * Release date: March 22, 2005 * Label: RAM — — — — • Live: Wherever You Are — * Release date: January 10, 2006 * Label: Big Machine Records — 33 — 9 • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

• Year — Single — Peak chart positions — Album • US Country — US — CAN Country • 1997 — "That's Not Me" — — — — — 89 — Livin' or Dyin • "Flutter" — 51 — — — 74 • 1999 — "How Many Days" — 64 — — — — — Hey You • "Mustang Burn" — — — — — — • 2000 — "Work This Out" — — — — — — • "Barbie Doll" — — — — — — • 2002 — "One Thing" — — — — — — — Electric • 2003 — "A Little Bit" — — — — — — — Live at Billy Bob's Texas • "Keep on Keepin' On" — — — — — — • 2005 — "Wherever You Are" — 1 — 63 — 11 — Live: Wherever You Are • 2006 — "Love You" — 12 — 87 — 21 • "Lips of an Angel" — 16 — 77 — 19 — This Is It • 2007 — "Measure of a Man" — 18 — 108 — 32 • "Maybe She'll Get Lonely" — 24 — — — — • 2008 — "That's a Man" — 18 — 104 — 35 — Big Dreams & High Hopes • 2009 — "Barefoot and Crazy" — 10 — 64 — 14 • "Seeing Stars" (with Patty Griffin) — 54 — — — — • 2010 — "Free" — 42 — — — — • "Barbie Doll" (re-recording) — 56 — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

• 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

Jack Ingram was born on 15 November 1970 in Houston. Ingram held the nationality of United States. Ingram was educated at The Woodlands High School. Ingram worked as singer-songwriter and musician. Ingram was active from 1992. The fields Ingram worked in include country music.