Soul singer Fontella Bass, best known for her 1965 hit “Rescue Me,” has died. She was 72.   According to the Uptown Magazine, the St. Louis-born songstress passed away on December 26th due to complications from a heart attack she suffered three weeks ago. Her daughter, Neuka Mitchell, says Bass had also suffered a series of strokes over the past seven years. About these ads

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