Jack Ingram first started playing seriously while studying psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He toured around the bars of Texas and landed a regular Tuesday night gig at the honky tonk club Adair's. The second of Ingram's two independently released albums was recorded live at the club. He earned a recording contract with Universal Records' Rising Tide imprint and worked with Steve Earle on his debut for the label, 1997's Livin' Or Dyin’. Ingram relocated to Sony for 1999's Hey You. The 2000 follow-up was a Texas concert recorded with Charlie Robison and Bruce Robison. Live at Billy Bob's Texas arrived in November 2003. In 2006, Ingram released Live: Wherever You Are. The album's first single, "Wherever You Are," reached No. 1 on country radio. This Is It, followed in 2007. Jack won the Academy of Country Music award for Best New Male Vocalist in 2008. Big Dreams & High Hopes was released in 2009. Midnight Motel followed in 2016. Jack Ingram continues to pack 'em in for his enthusiastic live shows.