caption associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label image_size birth_date background genre image article_title occupation
fontella bass in 1965 david the supremes , art ensemble of chicago , lester bowie peaston , mary wells , dionne warwick , 26 december 2012 st. louis , missouri , u.s. 1961 -- 2012 st. louis , missouri , u.s. bobbin records chess records 250px 3 july 1940 solo_singer soul , r & b , pop fontella bass.png fontella bass
 singer
fontella bass

fontella bass -lrb- july 3 , 1940 -- december 26 , 2012 -rrb- was an american r&b soul singer best known for her 1965 hit , `` rescue me . ''
