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 ...

Fontella Bass, whose voice soared in the 1965 hit "Rescue Me," died Wednesday at 72, her family said in a statement. "She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren when she was called home," ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fontella Bass, whose voice soared in the 1965 hit "Rescue Me," died Wednesday at 72, her family said in a statement. "She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren when she was called home," ...

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 ...

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 ...

Associated Press 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 ...

Fontella Bass was most famous for her 1965 hit 'Rescue Me' She suffered a heart attack three weeks ago She was 72 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the ...

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 ...