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

The St. Louis born R&B singer is best known for the 1965 R&B hit "Rescue Me" died Wednesday. Fontella Bass shown in an April 1967 photo at her home in Chicago. St. Louis Walk of Fame inductee Fontella ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Bass, 72, died Wednesday night at a St. Louis hospice of complications ...