Fontella Bass

Summary

Fontella Bass is a human^[1]. She was born in St. Louis^[2]. She was born on July 3, 1940^[3]. She died in St. Louis^[4]. She died on December 26, 2012^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6], pianist^[7], and composer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Fontella Bass was born in St. Louis^[2].
• Fontella Bass died in St. Louis^[4].
• Fontella Bass was born on July 3, 1940^[3].
• Fontella Bass died on December 26, 2012^[5].
• Fontella Bass held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Fontella Bass's professions included singer^[6].
• Fontella Bass worked as a pianist^[7].
• Fontella Bass worked as a composer^[8].
• Fontella Bass was educated at Soldan International Studies High School^[11].
• Fontella Bass is recorded as female^[12].
• Fontella Bass's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Fontella Bass's genre is soul^[14].
• Fontella Bass's genre is blues^[15].
• Fontella Bass's genre is rhythm and blues^[16].
• Fontella Bass's genre is pop music^[17].
• Fontella Bass's genre is post-bop^[18].
• Fontella Bass's record label is recorded as Checker^[19].
• Fontella Bass's record label is recorded as Chess Records^[20].
• Fontella Bass's Commons category is recorded as Fontella Bass^[21].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[22].
• Fontella Bass's family name is recorded as Bass^[23].
• Fontella Bass's official website is recorded as http://www.fontellabass.com^[24].
• Fontella Bass's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[25].
• Fontella Bass's instrument is recorded as piano^[26].
• Fontella Bass's instrument is recorded as voice^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1940-07-03^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012-12-26^[31]

• Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, chicago soul, pop soul, soul^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, avant-garde jazz, chicago soul, pop soul, soul^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 77c1d20a-2374-42f0-8059-61d1f453d5de^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Fontella Bass's place of birth was St. Louis^[2]. She was born on July 3, 1940^[3].

Education

Fontella Bass was educated at Soldan International Studies High School^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], pianist^[7], and composer^[8].

Death and Burial

Fontella Bass died on December 26, 2012^[5]. She passed away in St. Louis^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[22].

Why It Matters

Fontella Bass ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Fontella Bass born?

Born in St. Louis^[2], Fontella Bass…

Where did Fontella Bass die?

Fontella Bass passed away in St. Louis^[4].

What did Fontella Bass do for work?

Fontella Bass worked as singer^[6], pianist^[7], and composer^[8].

Where did Fontella Bass go to school?

Fontella Bass was educated at Soldan International Studies High School^[11].