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Fontella Marie Bass (/ b æ s /; July 3, 1940 – December 26, 2012) [1] was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit "Rescue Me" in 1965. [2] She was nominated for a Grammy Award twice.
"Rescue Me" is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and released as a single by American soul singer-songwriter Fontella Bass in 1965. [1] The original versions of the record, [2] and BMI, [3] give the songwriting credit to Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith, although many other sources also credit Bass herself as a co-writer.
Name Age Date Location Cause of death Larry Reinhardt Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond: 63: January 2, 2012: Bradenton, Florida, U.S.: Complications from cirrhosis [1]: Bob Weston ...
Fontella Bass (2 December) The Spencer Davis Group (16 December) ... Dead or Alive (12 April) The Bluebells (19 April) Belle and the Devotions (26 April) Jocelyn ...
He released a handful of singles from vocalist within the Revue such as Robbie Montgomery, Vernon Guy, and Jimmy Thomas, and he recorded other artists including Fontella Bass and George Jackson. [3] A few of the recordings on The Bad Man charted upon their release.
Fontella Bass; The Fortunes; The Foundations; The Four Freshmen; The Four Pennies; The Four Preps; The Four Seasons; The Four Tops; The Fourmost; Frank Ifield; Frank Sinatra; Frank Zappa; Frankie Avalon; Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers; Fraternity of Man; Freddie & the Dreamers; Freddie Scott; Freddy Cannon; Freddy King; Freddie Mack; Free; The ...
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey.
The New Look is the debut studio album by Fontella Bass released on Checker Records 2997. [3] It contains her biggest hit, "Rescue Me". The album also charted on the pop albums chart, being listed for 8 weeks, with a highest position of #93.