Fontella Bass, 1940-2012

From the back cover of Paula LP # 2213 (04/1972) (click to enlarge)

Her wonderful voice on one of the best recordings she ever did: 

Fontella Bass:  »I Want Everyone To Know« from the Paula LP Free (rel April 1972):

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Listen on this blog to other great songs of Fontella Bass:

»My Good Loving« on Prann # 5005 (feat. The Ikettes)

»Poor Little Fool*« / »This Would Make Me Happy« on Vesuvius # 1002 (1963/9) (*feat. Tina Turner)

»Baby What You Want Me To Do« on Checker # 1097 (1965) (with Bobby McClure)

»You'll Miss Me« / »Don't Jump« on Checker # 1111 (1965) (with Bobby McClure)

»Soul Of The Man« / »I'm A Woman« from the Checker LP # 2997 (02/1966, mono)

»I Surrender« / »I Can't Rest« on Checker # 1137 (03/1966)

»Lucky In Love« / »Sweet Lovin' Daddy« on Checker # 1183 (08/1967)

»In The Garden« from the Soul Note LP # 1006 (1980)

Update: August 13, 2013.