Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died. By Billboard Staff Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the ...

The name may not sound familiar, but you’ve no doubt heard her song — “Rescue Me” pops up all the time in Rom-Coms. R&B singer, Fontella Bass, who wrote and performed 1965’s hit “Rescue Me” died on ...

R&B singer Fontella Bass has died at a hospice in St. Louis. She was 72. Bass is best known for the soul classic "Rescue Me." The voice of a great soul classic has died. Fontella Bass sang the 1965 ...

ST. LOUIS — 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 ...

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. Bass died in hospice care on the night of December 26 from complications ...

Fontella Bass, circa 1970 Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images In 1970, Fontella became the singer and pianist for the Art Ensemble of Chicago. She also became the wife of the band’s trumpeter, ...

Rescue Me has been described as the best record Aretha Franklin never made. This is a somewhat backhanded compliment to Fontella Bass, whose insistent gospel-tinged vocals graced the 1965 single. As ...

Check out the five best covers of the late Fontella Bass' classic, 'Rescue Me.' By Erika Ramirez Born into a family of soulful singers, the vocal prowess of the late Fontella Bass came with little ...

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It’s another sad day for music lovers. Great soul and R&B singer Fontella Bass died yesterday. She was 72. According to the Associated Press, Bass passed at a St. Louis hospice of complications from 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. Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of complications ...