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.
'Rescue Me' singer Fontella Bass dies
Thursday, December 27, 2012 | 2:53 p.m. CST;
updated 4:34 p.m. CST, Thursday, December 27, 2012
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