RIP Fontella Bass

gm8549 · Dec 27, 2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ella-Bass-dies-72-suffering-heart-attack.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwt3kr0_l6I"]RESCUE ME/FONTELLA BASS - YouTube[/ame]

wfgodot · Dec 27, 2012

Even in 1965, perhaps the greatest year ever for pop singles on the charts, Fontella's "Rescue Me" stood out.

Take a look at her competition.

zippitydoda · Dec 27, 2012

Song is a classic and she had a fantastic voice....

wfgodot · Dec 27, 2012

Here's her hometown paper's account:

Fontella Bass dies; singer of "Rescue Me" was a hit in U.S. and a bigger hit in Europe (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

gm8549 · Dec 27, 2012

wfgodot said:
Even in 1965, perhaps the greatest year ever for pop singles on the charts, Fontella's "Rescue Me" stood out.

Take a look at her competition.

That really is quite a list ! So glad that's the music of my day!

wfgodot · Dec 27, 2012

The New York Times obit

Also, I'd imagine the Guardian and the Telegraph will have obits coming, as "Rescue Me" was a huge Northern Soul hit in the UK.

montana_16 · Jan 5, 2013

It seems almost every day or so we are losing wonderful entertainers. Especially lately many from the 50s-60s era. So sad.

:cry:

gm8549 · Jan 5, 2013

Yesterday NPR had a re-run of an interview with Fontella and Terri Gross.(Fresh Air).

Maybe I can find a link.

gm8549 · Jan 5, 2013

Hopefully this link will work, If not,just go to Terri Gross program for Jan 4

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=168553798&m=168554077

RIP Fontella Bass

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