ST. LOUIS, March 20 (AP) — Luther Ingram, the R&B singer who had a hit with “If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Want to Be Right),” died on Monday in Belleville, Ill. He was 69.
The cause was heart failure, the journalist Bernie Hayes said. Mr. Ingram’s wife, Jacqueline, said he had suffered for years from diabetes, kidney disease and partial blindness.
Best known for “If Loving You Is Wrong,” No. 1 on the R&B charts in 1972, Mr. Ingram was not a one-hit wonder. He performed with Ike Turner, opened for Isaac Hayes and roomed with Jimi Hendrix in New York. Mr. Ingram was a co-writer of “Respect Yourself,” a hit for the Staple Singers. His other popular songs included “Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)” and “I’ll Be Your Shelter.”
Besides his wife, his survivors include his sons Luther Jr. (Eric) and Kenneth, a sister and five brothers.
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