Fontella Bass, who's unfairly pegged as a one-hit wonder (actually, she had several) was a great gospel-influenced R&B belter. Her biggest song--the '60s classic "Rescue Me"--has been accurately described as the greatest Aretha Franklin record Aretha Franklin never made.

Listen to Fontella Bass at Finetune.

• (2005)  No Ways Tired

• Rescue Me
• Lean on Me
• Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
• What the World Needs Now
• This Little Light of Mine

• Aretha Franklin
• Etta James
• Wilson Pickett
• Percy Sledge
• Betty Everett
• Billy Stewart
• Lorraine Ellison
• Chaka Khan
• Bettye LaVette
• Art Ensemble of Chicago
• Marvin Gaye
• Whitney Houston
• Mariah Carey
• The Temptations
• Linda Ronstadt
• Otis Redding
• Macy Gray
• Bryan Ferry
• Ruth Brown
• Four Tops

• Mat85teo
• TessaBell
• eddielin11
• skaboy_fr
• kcinffx
• GoldenApollo
• assebroek
• stormoak

• TessaBell on 2007-07-14 09:56:05.263:
  I knew Rescue me was sang by Fontella! I mean you know Get it right! Thats just mean! I love Aretha as much as the next person but she did not sing that song! Its my kareoke song! I murder it! Sorry!