Fitting for a memorial to a legendary singer and musician, the Fontella Bass tribute began with two musicians working on a cue. They were not calling across a stage, but across the vast sanctuary at ...

It's been a while since the public has heard from Fontella Bass, but in case a reminder is needed, she had a huge hit in the 1960's: “Rescue Me." What many of the people who remember that hit may not ...

(Reuters) - American soul singer Fontella Bass, who topped the R&B chart in 1965 with the song "Rescue Me," died in St. Louis. She was 72. (Reuters) - American soul singer Fontella Bass, who ...

In 2002, London-based nu-jazz collective the Cinematic Orchestra opened its second studio album on Ninja Tune (one of the two leading UK trip-hop labels of the trip-hop moment) Every Day with a ...

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. Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of ...

Soul singer Fontella Bass, who hit the top of the R&B charts with “Rescue Me” in 1965, died Wednesday night in St. Louis of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago. She was 72 and ...

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.

Fontella Bass, the soul singer who topped the R&B charts with the 1965 hit "Rescue Me," has died, The Associated Press reports. She was 72. Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice from ...

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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. Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of complications ...