Fontella Bass, singer of "Rescue Me", dead at 72

[tickledorange]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/arts/music/fontella-bass-72-singer-of-rescue-me-is-dead.html?_r=0

I met her years ago at Blueberry Hill in Delmar. She was really nice and I even got her autograph.

 

[tiklusilly]

Very underrated, underappreciated singer.

 

[voided9]

672? Damn that's old!

 

[PhilipRJ_UK]

672? Damn that's old!

That's what I was thinking! Talk about immortal singers.....

 

[chicago]

Guess she had no one to rescue her.

 

[fireguardian]

Damn she made it to 672. What's her secret? I'd say that's a damn good life there

 

[kopfhorer]

"Death don't have no mercy..."