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.

(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. / Source: Reuters (Reuters) - American soul singer ...

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 ...

(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. Bass died in hospice care on Wednesday night from ...

(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. Bass died in hospice care on Wednesday night from ...

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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 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. She was 72. Bass died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of ...