Ira Tucker wurde am 17 Mai 1925 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA geboren. Er war mit Louise Eleanor Archie verheiratet. Er starb am 24 Juni 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
He eschewed the traditional gospel performance style of standing in one place on stage. He jumped off the stage, ran up and down the aisles, and sang on his knees.
I was blessed. I never did hurt myself doing it. [commenting on his physically active performance style, in an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune in 2004]