Fontella Bass
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- 100%Martha & The Vandellas
- 100%Martha Reeves
- 73%Jackie Wilson
- 64%Arthur Conley
- 64%The Shirelles
- 63%The Marvelettes
- 63%The Supremes
- 61%Four Tops
- 59%Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- 56%Wilson Pickett
Biography
3 July 1940, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The daughter of gospel luminary Martha Bass, Fontella toured as keyboard player and singer with the Little Milton band during the early 60s. Simultaneously, she made several solo records, including one for Ike Turner’s Prann label. When Milton’s band leader, Oliver Sain, left to form his own group, he took Bass with him, and teamed her with another featured vocalist, Bobby McClure. The duo was subsequently signed to Checker Records, on which... Read more
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