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Fontella Marie Bass (/ b æ s /; July 3, 1940 – December 26, 2012) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965. She has been nominated for a Grammy Award twice.
Dec 28, 2012 · Fontella Bass, the singer whose 1965 hit “Rescue Me” was an indelible example of the decade’s finest pop-soul, died on Wednesday in St. Louis. She was 72.
Aug 10, 2014 · In 1965, Fontella Bass was married to avant-garde trumpet player Lester Bowie, who became a founding member of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM).
Dec 29, 2012 · Ms. Bass, a homegrown artist who became a household name in the U.S. and Europe, died Wednesday at Westchester House in Chesterfield of complications from a stroke she suffered Dec. 2. She was 72. Ms. Bass had lived in Florissant for several years after having been a longtime resident of University City.
Dec 27, 2012 · F. ontella Bass, who died this week at age 72, was a homegrown St. Louis gospel and R&B sensation whose 1965 “Rescue Me” sold millions of records worldwide.
Dec 27, 2012 · St. Louis-based R&B singer Fontella Bass – best known for her 1965 hit “Rescue Me” – died Wednesday after a heart attack, KSDK reports. She was 72.
Jan 4, 2013 · Soul and gospel singer Fontella Bass, whose 1965 hit "Rescue Me" endures as one of the most recognizable soul records of the '60s, died last week on the day after Christmas. She was 72 years old.
Dec 27, 2012 · The American soul singer, Fontella Bass, best remembered for the hit single Rescue Me, has died of complications following a heart attack. She was 72.
Dec 27, 2012 · ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with Rescue Me in 1965, has died. She was 72.
Dec 28, 2012 · Fontella Bass sang the 1965 hit "Rescue Me." She was 72 years old and died from complications caused by a recent heart attack. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has this appreciation.
