Fontella Bass
Fontella Bass | |
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| Birth name | Fontella Marie Bass |
| Born | July 3, 1940 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2012 (aged 72) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1961–2012 |
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Fontella Marie Bass (/bæs/; 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 was nominated for a Grammy Award twice.