Fontella Marie Bowie, född Fontella Marie Bass den 3 juli 1940 i Saint Louis, Missouri, död 26 december 2012 i Saint Louis, Missouri, var en amerikansk gospel- och soulsångerska och pianist. Hon var mest känd för sin R&B-hit "Rescue Me" från 1965.
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Födelsenamn | Fontella Marie Bass |
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Född | 3 juli 1940 St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
Död | 26 december 2012 (72 år) St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
Genrer | R&B, soul, pop |
Roll | Musiker, låtskrivare |
Instrument | Sång, piano |
År som aktiv | 1961 – 2012 |
Skivbolag | Bobbin Records, Chess Records |
Relaterade artister | David Peaston, Mary Wells, Dionne Warwick, The Supremes, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Lester Bowie |
Album
- Studioalbum (solo)
- The New Look (1966, Chess/Checker)
- Free (1972, Paula Records)
- No Ways Tired (1995, Nonesuch)
- Now That I Found a Good Thing (1996, Jewel)
- Abum med andra artister
- With Fontella Bass (1970, The Art Ensemble of Chicago & Fontella Bass)
- From The Root To The Source (1980, Fontella Bass & Martha Bass)
- Promises, A Family Portrait of Faith (1991, Fontella Bass & Martha Bass)
- Sisters of Soul (1991, Fontella Bass & Sugar Pie de Santo)
- Travelin (2001, Fontella Bass & the Voices of St. Louis)
- Livealbum
- Live in Italy (2003)
Singlar (urval)
- "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" (1965, med Bobby McClure)
- "You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone)" (1965, med Bobby McClure)
- "Rescue Me" (1965)
- "Recovery" (1966)
- "Safe and Sound" (1966, b-sida av "Recovery")
- "I Can't Rest" (1966)
- "I Surrender" (1966, b-sida av "I Can't Rest"
- "You'll Never Know" (1966)
Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Fontella Bass.
- Fontella Bass på IMDb
- Fontella Bass på AllMusic
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