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Fontella Bass dies aged 72 following heart attack complications

Soul singer Fontella Bass, best known for the hit single Rescue Me, has died of complications following a heart attack at the age of 72

Soul singer Fontella Bass, best known for the hit single Rescue Me, has died of complications following a heart attack at the age of 72. Fontella Bass had been in poor health for much of the past seven years. Rescue Me reached the top of the US R&B chart in 1965 and is one of [...]

Etta James has died at 73

Etta James began singing in a group aged 14, before she embarked upon a solo career where she signed to the legendary Chess Records label

Etta James, the US soul singer best known for the tracks At Last and for I’d Rather Go Blind, has died aged 73. It was announced last year that Etta James had been diagnosed with leukaemia and was undergoing treatment. Etta James began singing in a group aged 14, before she embarked upon a solo [...]

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