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- Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music — Self2005
- Shindig! — Self - Singer1964
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940-07-03
- Active to
- 2012-12-26
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Fontella Bass (born July 3, 1940 in St. Louis, Missouri - died December 26, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American soul and rnb singer, recording the iconic hit "Rescue Me" in 1965. The daughter of gospel singer Martha Bass (of the Clara Ward Singers), Bass was exposed to music at an early age. She was singing in her church's choir at just six years old. As a teenager, Bass was attracted by more secular music. Throughout high school she began singing contemporary R&B songs at local contes
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- St. Louis
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- post-bop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
- Official website
- www.fontellabass.com
- Image
- Fontella Bass.png
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1940-02-03
- date of death
- 2012-12-26
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Fontella Bass
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- Commons category
- Fontella Bass
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