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...
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recorded and released as a single by American soul singer-songwriter Fontella Bass in 1965. The original versions of the record, and BMI, give the songwriting...
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backing vocals for various established artists such as Etta James, Fontella Bass, Ramsey Lewis, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. While at Chess...
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Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass is a 1970 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris and released on the America label in 1971...
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Fontella may refer to: Fontella Bass (1940–2012), American soul singer Fontellas, municipality in Navarre, Spain This disambiguation page lists articles...
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the album Ma Fleur in May 2007. Several songs feature Patrick Watson, Fontella Bass, or Lou Rhodes on vocals, with Rhodes and Watson sharing vocals on one...
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Barber Ashley Roberts Jason Gardener Total 1 "Girl on Fire" - Alicia Keys 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 15.0 Eliminated "Rescue Me" - Fontella Bass N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A...
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such as Solomon Burke, Joe Tex, and Rufus Thomas. In 1965, he became Fontella Bass's musical director and husband. He was a co-founder of Black Artists...
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"Singles Reviews" (PDF). Record World. March 13, 1970. "Fontella Bass and Tina Turner / Fontella Bass – Poor Little Fool / This Would Make Me Happy". Discogs...
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roll classics, including Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" and the 1965 Fontella Bass-Bobby McClure hit "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing", on which Cooder duetted...
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first rank. When her daughter Fontella Bass returned to her gospel roots, Martha Bass cut several tracks with Fontella and Martha's son, the gospel singer...
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The Dells, Billy Stewart, Little Milton, Jackie Ross, Mitty Collier, Fontella Bass, Chuck Berry, and Jackie Wilson. Davis quit Chess towards the end of...
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Burrito Brothers The Flying Circus The Flying Machine The Fontane Sisters Fontella Bass The Fortunes The Foundations The Four Freshmen The Four Pennies The...
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additional guests, the third episode included season six winner Jewel, Lance Bass, and Kate Flannery as additional guests, the fifth episode included season...
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Robinson The Temptations 2:38 9. "Rescue Me" Fontella Bass, Raynard Miner, Carl William Smith Fontella Bass 2:53 10. "Pushin' Too Hard" Sky Saxon The Seeds...
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No Ways Tired (category Fontella Bass albums)
No Ways Tired is an album by the American musician Fontella Bass, released in 1995. Issued as part of Nonesuch's American Explorer Series (which focused...
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Ben l'Oncle Soul Bessie Banks Darrell Banks The Bar-Kays J. J. Barnes Fontella Bass Bee Gees Archie Bell and the Drells William Bell Regina Belle Brook...
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recorded the albums Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass and Les Stances a Sophie with singer Fontella Bass, who was Lester Bowie's wife. The latter was...
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Moonglows, The Flamingos, and Chuck Berry, and in the '60s with Etta James, Fontella Bass, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Laura Lee, and Tommy Tucker, as well as...
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The New Look (album) (category Fontella Bass albums)
The New Look is the debut studio album by Fontella Bass released on Checker Records 2997. It contains her biggest hit, "Rescue Me". The album also charted...
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with his mother, Martha Bass, a member of The Clara Ward Singers gospel group. His sister was R&B/soul singer Fontella Bass. He graduated from Northwest...
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Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Fontella Bass and Don Moye. Despite reissues identifying it as "Live In Paris" and...
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television show To Catch a Beautician Is an updated version of the Fontella Bass song of the same name Dzeko & DJ D-Sol - "Down on It" (feat. Kool &...
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Cinematic Orchestra 5 April 2010 ALN22 "Talking About Freedom" feat. Fontella Bass (Fontella Bass cover version) 24 Late Night Tales: Midlake Midlake 28 March...
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two covers, The Great Gatsby theme song "What'll I Do" and the 1965 Fontella Bass hit song "Rescue Me". Cher also does a tribute to Bette Midler on the...
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versions of "Set Me Free" (by the Pointer Sisters) and "Rescue Me" (by Fontella Bass) are heard in the film, rather than the covers on the soundtrack album...
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101.1, Fontella Bass... Do you ever feel the urge to just kinda scream, "RESCUE ME!?"... I'm beginning to get that feeling, here's Fontella Bass." The...
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Les Stances a Sophie (category Fontella Bass albums)
Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Fontella Bass and Don Moye. Moshé Mizrahi commissioned the original music for the...
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Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces". The album also included a cover of Fontella Bass' R&B single "Rescue Me" and the folk song "Ramblin' Round". Eight of...
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blues musicians such as Albert King and Little Milton, and R&B singer Fontella Bass. Bonnie was inspired by Tina Turner to pursue a singing career. In her...
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