Fontella Bass was 72 years old when he died on December 26, 2012 (birthdate: July 3, 1940).
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Fontella Bass was born on July 3, 1940.
Fontella Bass was born on July 3, 1940.
Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass was created in 1970-08.
There WAS no song recorded by Fontella Bass and covered by Aretha Franklin. Ms. Bass' 1965 hit, "Rescue Me," has been frequently miscredited to Ms. Franklin.
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"Rescue Me" is a song written by Fontella Bass, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith. In 1965, it was released as a single by Fontella Bass. It would prove the biggest hit of Bass's career, reaching the number one spot on the R&B charts for four weeks and placing at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] "Rescue Me" also peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.The hit version of the song is often misattributed to Aretha Franklin, another singer with gospel training who has a similar style to that of Bass. In 1993, Franklin did record a portion of "Rescue Me" (with a very similar arrangement to Bass's original) for an American Express commercial. The original song was also used during the films Air America and Sister Act.
ACTUALLY.... The song "Rescue Me" is sung by Fontella Bass. I thought it was Aretha for YEARS, but alas... I was wrong
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Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Fontella Bass, Gladis Knight
"Rescue Me" is actually performed by Fontella Bass, and yes, she does sound amazingly similar to Aretha Franklin. However, Aretha did perform a song called "Deliver Me" which used the same music for a Pizza Hut commercial.