Fitting for a memorial to a legendary singer and musician, the Fontella Bass tribute began with two musicians working on a cue. They were not calling across a stage, but across the vast sanctuary at ...

Bass, 60, is now mostly known as a gospel singer - something of a return to her roots for the daughter of gospel singer Martha Bass. Yet after turning to sacred music a decade ago, Fontella Bass ...

The St. Louis born R&B singer is best known for the 1965 R&B hit "Rescue Me" died Wednesday. Fontella Bass shown in an April 1967 photo at her home in Chicago. St. Louis Walk of Fame inductee Fontella ...

So. Fontella Marie Holmes, 26, single mom, lotto winner. Black lady. She hit the numbers back in February to the tune of $88 million after taxes, and she has since dropped NINE milli bailing her man ...