Fontella Bass - Rescue Me / Night Music with David Sanborn & Jools Holland

The awesome Fontella Bass (RIP) singing her number one Hit of all time: Rescue Me. In a wonderful soulful performance which was aired on the too good for TV show Night Music.
I decided to upload this clip to KZbin because the one that is uploaded has very poor quality.
Taken from Night Music #116.
Fontella Bass (vocals), Tom Barney (bass), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Omar Hakim (drums), Philippe Saisse (keyboards), Lani Groves (backup vocals), David Sanborn (alto sax) and guest George Duke (keyboards). #NightMusic #SundayNight

[@ArchivoHumano]

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[@kataysmith9581]

I think Fontella did not get the recognition she deserved. Get performance!

[@d.e.b.b5788]

There are not a lot of singers who can crank it up for a live performance and exceed their studio version. Fontella is one of those. This is terrific. She hadn't lost a note.

[@ZaydDepaor]

Yep, first few seconds I thought wow this is better than when she originally did it...great voice.

[@charlesljones2454]

Can't believe how strong and powerful her voice still is.

[@broadcasttttable]

She's done this song...hundreds, maybe even a thousand times now, and this sounds like she's doing it for the first time! Incredible energy and voice...better than the studio hit!

[@paulnash7630]

September 2024 and I'm a 77yr old 60's Soul/Motown fanatic and this tune by rhe wonderful Fontella Bass brings back so many great memories that sadly youngsters today will never experience RIP Miss Bass ❤

[@olly8]

Agreed. And might I add- RIP David Sanborn 🎷

[@RickBarnes-k5l]

Dude on Bass was funky AF that night

[@jeffbrumby3442]

Man is destroying there

[@alfching2499]

Come on Folks this woman is tremendous.well underrated,As good as anyone with a gospel soul voice,Give this lady a BIG Hand

[@bonnieholland6801]

2020 This is a real singer that never got the praise she deserved. Her voice is so high and sweet. She is a much better singer than many female artists from the 60's and her vocals blow Diana Ross away.

[@ZOSO900]

Totally agreed, but not really a fair comparison. Florence Ballard's voice blew Diana's away. Diana was just pushed to the front because they thought she would appeal to white audiences more and was different from all the gospel and soul singers.

[@bonnieholland6801]

@@ZOSO900 I was born 1960. Grew up on the Northside of Chicago. Don't get me wrong as a kid, I loved Diana Ross but what about Jean Terrel..Up the ladder to the roof song? I still love her vocals as well. She also was put on the wayside of Diana Ross. I am going to listen to.. Up the Ladder to the roof right now. It is such a beautiful song and makes me feel happy.

[@iamlove113]

Diana? Diana who??

[@melodysanger103]

Remembering Fontella Bass (July 3, 1940 -:December 26, 2012) [12/26/2019]

[@ujimajame4601]

And her brother, David Peaston, who died at the beginning of that same year!

[@jackrambler3262]

I’ll always remember listening to this performance...off the charts Good ❤️

[@stephenc5527]

She just has no business being able to deliver that song with that voice at her age !! At the risk of using that overused word ...Awesome !

[@mustrumridcully3853]

Her voice is better than it was. She now has more richness and tone :)

[@jillsalkin7389]

Why the heck not?! It's not like she's 102!!

[@stephenc5527]

@@jillsalkin7389 It is a well know fact that aging brings changes to the vocal chords. The result is often marked changes to the voice. This often means older singers often do find it impossible to deliver the song the way they used to. Some singers seem to be rare exceptions and my comment was simply highlighting that Fontella Bass is definitely one of them. For examples of those who are not exceptions do make the mistake of tuning into Jools Hollands Hootenanny show that seems to specialise in performers who have passed their sell by date as singers.

[@larry-kp9sp]

Lip syncing

[@mzyotruthnlove8263]

​@@larry-kp9spneither she, nor her background singers lip syncing. And the band is live. You can do a KZbin search for the original song and hear that they don't sound the same.

[@jerryattwooll4864]

This is just great soul, she had a voice that for me put her in the same class as Aretha and Martha Reeves, but she never seemed to get the recognition and acclaim she deserved.

[@ArchivoHumano]

Totally.

[@stephencarpenteri2223]

If you want passion you've come to the right place!

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Fontella was a fantastic singer

[@charlesseiderman29]

She sounds better than ever.

[@heinrichvon]

How many times must she have sung this song over the years? And yet here she gives 100 percent -- actually more, since her performance here is better than the record. Even the "um"'s are great!

[@pedrocouturier634]

heinrichvon .... . Pol

[@kjariousmitchell1686]

my exact thought not that the recording isnt geest but something about this preformance just is it

[@tonykoziol9052]

World class drummer!

[@JBlingBling03]

YES!! The GREAT Omar Hakim.

[@rollotomassi6374]

He is awesome……

[@MarcelloFernans]

She is one of the greatest female singers of all time!

[@howardthrongard640]

Fond memories of this song so many years ago. Man, she’s still awesome… and so beautiful!

[@jimmiepage2617]

Didn’t know her brother was r and b singer David peaston! They both had huge voices! Rip to both!!

[@carlopanti3258]

some great musicians here .. omar hakim on the drums, George duke on the keys and of course david sanborn on the sax

[@JBlingBling03]

YES!!! What a GREAT singer with Fantastic and Famous musicians. It doesn't get better than this!

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

Hiram Bullock on guitar. The A+ team.

[@markbothe8854]

Omar I think is serioulsy the best drummer ive ever known

[@carlo3000bc]

Straordinari.

[@kik2it]

Fontella Bass did her thang!!!! Band was kicking as well. George Duke on keys background vocals. Yep, well done...Always have loved this song.

[@rollotomasi8116]

It doesn’t get any better than this......just great!!

[@terrance7220]

HUGE voice!

[@JanAndHenk]

Some people are just born to perform! They make it look so easy and it probably is to them.

[@sheilamacdougal9948]

Wow. She was as great as ever in her 60s, unlike so many aging R&B singers of the era (and I saw a lot of them live). She actually co-wrote this song. Such a shame that she didn't get more quality material and contracts in her career.

[@BLASTZONE-qp9un]

She was great, and the song is really one of the best soul-classics out there.. this t.v. band tore it up- really terrific.

[@Candy-of2hq]

Wow, she's still got it.

[@rollotomasi8116]

Magnificent........this is badass......

[@zaphodbeeblebrox6627]

Simply Stunning.

[@juhatarkka9867]

Just found this amazing performance. What a great band and a superb singer. It does not get better than this

[@brando_taurus]

Wow. She has a really good voice. Totally under estimated.

[@timsullivanpoliticaldiscou2059]

Amazing live performance. They just don't do it like that these days. I mean it helps that she had all stars backing her up but she is just amazing

[@hiltonbailey9671]

You will never hear songs like these again

[@paleblue826]

What a song and what a voice...

[@earlwed]

I so miss that show!!

[@tonykoziol9052]

What a Fantastic Drummer!

[@rollotomassi6374]

Who wants to dance….this is as cool as it’ll ever get…..

[@Swampzoid]

I'm never tired of hearing this classic song. Most songs today I am tired of them the first moment I hear them.

[@copee2960]

she still got it and I mean IT!

[@mtntime1]

Wow! That lady can belt it out! I don't know why she wasn't a bigger star like Aretha, or Diana (who never had this much soul) Love this song!

[@alexsmith8364]

Never lost that soulful voice, rest in peace, wherever you are :)

[@ledzeppelinharrison8077]

Excellent excellent

[@BlueSkies32]

How beautiful, so uplifting and gifted. No wonder the whole band is swinging on that sweet soul groove like that. RIP Fontella, so thankful for you.

[@deniseargyle3805]

Great voice ,beautiful lady

[@jonnno243]

Northern soul classic wow

[@andys9337]

What a tight band

[@Brian-sh2gi]

That...was freaking amazing.

[@BeInspiredTshirts]

What an amazing performance. It brought tears to my eyes. Fontella Bass thank you.

[@INTJs]

WOW! What an incredible singing voice! Great song, too.

[@joshudevereaux172]

Come and kiki Infj!

[@steveflor9942]

She could sure belt 'em out....As good as anyone. RIP Fontella

[@amystanley5194]

Hello, how are you doing today I hope you’re having a great day so far 👋👋

[@steveflor9942]

@@amystanley5194 You too. Cheers from SoCal

[@robinburn4974]

One of my top ten best singles ever and I'm very old 😂😵‍💫

[@rubymcnair4206]

Sing the song Fontella Bass sang the song sounds good to me

[@manuelesparza1081]

Miss u Fontella.

[@Countdamonie]

Still sounds FRESH..!! All these new so call divas don't compare..

[@MrMartybearass]

thats because all the so called 'singers' of today can't SING!!! unless they have autotune

[@Countdamonie]

Too true.....

[@alanoffer]

Wow that voice hasn’t changed

[@LanceisLawson]

Great song, great performance, Man that record still moves!

[@RichardZempel]

I played bari and tenor sax with the Oliver Sain Revue and Oliver Sain's R&B All Stars in the 1980's and our shows always featured Fontella Bass and the Ikettes who backed up Ike and Tina Turner and Bobby McClure who sang with Fontella on "Don't you mess up a good thing." The name I don't see mentioned here is Oliver Sain, who produced the original recording, was a prolific writer, producer and concert promoter. He discovered Fontella Bass when she was a teenager and mentored her rise from local St. Louis keyboard player to producing this song for her on Chess Records. She remained in St. Louis and was a great talent and one the sweetest ladies I've had the good fortune to work with. RIP. Dave Sanborn is from STL and I worked with him on several advertising tracks for Budweiser, etc. He has paid props to Oliver Sain many times over the years. Here's my Oliver Sain R&B All Stars news clip kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpWbgYWFoNd9hNU

[@ArchivoHumano]

One of the benefits of uploading these videos is getting feedback from people like you! It must have been great to have played with all those legends. Congrats!! You must be a really awesome musician. Thanks for sharing :)

[@snest170]

This is a great wake up song!

[@jimst.george669]

What an uplifting performance!! A pleasure to watch her!! RIP Fontella!! Thanks for posting!!

[@nichole217]

she was beautiful and that voice!!

[@jorgecastillomendoza2648]

OMG! this is pure talent, with her age and still can manage that powefull Voice!! Brava!! 👏

[@alfredvelasquezsr4068]

THIS SONG BRINGS BACK SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF ME GROWING UP IN THE 50'S AND LISTENING TO SO MANY INCREDIBLY GREAT SINGERS SUCH AS FONTELLA BASS. IF I COULD ONLY GO BACK IN TIME AND RELIVE THAT WONDERFUL ERA WHEN MUSIC HAD SOUL AND DEEP FEELINGS. REST IN PEACE FONTELLA, FOR YOU ARE TRULY MISSED BY MY GENERATION.

[@giaa3473]

That bass tho💯 killing it.

[@liumx31]

Just so god damn beautiful.

[@daveoverholt1693]

Wish I could have been there for this recording Fontella and David & Jools, so assume. with this group. Great.

[@mimmoleonardi8643]

💪💪💪💪💪👌👌👌👌 very very nice fontella ❤

[@MauricioSánchezGómez]

I love this song !!

[@billaccardo435]

Live! her vocals just blows mw away AND the band is kickin ass too!

[@hm9990]

special. always remembered

[@Kitu74]

On the studio track..Maurice White played the drums and Minnie Ripperton did background vocals

[@ronsmith5924]

I grew,up with this, soo glad I did! Ya! The bass line drives this song.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

Best show in the history of TV. This show was all about the music. Every song was done world class. Man, I miss this kind of quality programing. God bless David Sanborn. These show will be relevant 100 years from now.

[@Harrison2253]

Wow she belts it out of the park

[@kurtadams3021]

Robert M yes indeed

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

I dont know about you but as soon as this startem I felt lifted and excited all at the same time, fantastic song, singer and perfect band, you can see they love it as much as us, David is the best Alto player in the world for me, his work with Bowie is second to none

[@omarx5913]

Yaaas girl. This is when you feel the song.

[@nataliamikova2076]

super music

[@JohnWinchester3567]

Fontella Bass Birth: Jul. 3, 1940 Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Death: Dec. 27, 2012 Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Rhythm and Blues and Soul Singer. Known for her 1965 hit record "Rescue Me". Fontella was the daughter of gospel singer Martha Bass of the Clara Ward Singers. Born and raised in St. Louis, she quickly showed herself to have impressive musical talent. She played the piano in church at 5 and was singing by the following year. She graduated from Soldan High School in 1958 and later that year was singing professionally at the famed Showboat Blues Club. By 1965 she recorded 2 soul singles with Bobby McClure, "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" and "You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone)". Later that same year, signed to Chess Records, she recorded "Rescue Me", which became a huge hit. It reached #4 on the pop charts and #1 on the R & B charts, and earned Chess Records the first gold record in 10 years. The song is forever linked to Fontella and has become an iconic song heard in numerous motion pictures. She had several hits over the next 2 years, "Recovery", I Can't Rest", "I Surrender", "You'll Never Ever Know", "Safe and Sound", "Lucky in Love" and "Sweet Lovin' Daddy", but she never again struck gold as she did with "Rescue Me". Her younger brother David Peaston was also a successful soul singer. Bass retired from music to concentrate on raising her 4 children with her husband Lester Bowie. She was honored on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in 2000, but in 2005 she suffered a series of strokes and finally passed away at a hospice in St. Louis in 2012. She was known as the "Queen of St. Louis Soul". A large musical celebration and memorial service took place on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Shalom Church in Florissant, Missouri. Burial: Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.

[@ethelstevenslove2957]

She was also the sister to David Peaston who has also passed on.......

[@JohnWinchester3567]

Ethel Stevens Love It's mentioned:Her younger brother David Peaston was also a successful soul singer.

[@ethelstevenslove2957]

JohnWinchester3567 Hi John, yes "David" was a successful singer for a while...Although he didn't get a lot of credit for his work in the music business he still was a great singer....He won all his auditions at the "Apollo" and went on to make some good music....David, and his family was once a gospel group........

[@Jfm501]

Gracias Fontella D E.P...Un abrazo donde quiera que estés...

[@billmavin1815]

I do not know if there is a God, but if there is he/she should be proud of creating Fontella Bass

[@supermkz]

Amazing!

[@ujimajame4601]

Fontella Bass was the only woman I know who, with the right production and management, could have given Aretha a run for her money but she got discouraged after she didn't receive the right support after having a huge (number one) hit with "Rescue Me." The fact is when they wanted to use "Rescue Me" in a TV Commercial they went to Aretha herself - which didn't sit well with Fontella - because they recognized the similarities in their voices! Wth respect to this performance here, it is clear that the lady still had those powerful chops - I only wish they had not sped up the song so it would sound more like the original that was enjoyed by so many people from the time she recorded it. For the record, Dave Peaston was her brother and it was not lost on me that he died in the beginning of 2012 and she died at the end of the same year!

[@ElusvOptmst1]

Superb!!!

[@davidmoisess.r.3634]

GOOD MUSIC

[@stevenshust1941]

What a talent!!! What a voice! Awesome. May she Rest In Peace

[@MetropolitanSoul]

Fantastic.

[@joaoaugustoabreu7886]

Top! SOULFUL premium PERFORMANCE! Thank you for this upload!

[@VEGANSAM]

THIS IS AMAZING!...WOW!

[@tariqhayman-hunter4031]

Rip David Sanborn. You will be missed

[@rollotomasi8116]

Love her........

[@WindDancer435]

I have never heard this version but as soon as I heard it, I knew the pipes which are one of a kind. Thank you Ms Bass.

[@brendamller]

Get it girl 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@agnesarzul829]

J'A.D.O.R.E. - y a pas à dire, cette musique est de la bombe !!!!!...bisous

[@coloneldjahngostomper]

Iconic Song By A True Soul Music Lady, I've Aways Loved This Song! We'll Miss You!!! 💔🎶R.I.P Fontella Bass

[@secretdaisy6484]

WOW! That was awesome! 👍☮️🌞🎼

[@AdrienneandSaraiLive]

Nailed it !!! Yesss 🙏🏾👏🏾🔥❤️

[@andrewbradford8474]

Great

[@missellendiane]

fantastic:)

[@sgtmac62]

This song ROCKS! Happiness all around. Thx Fontella for the love.

[@moka-ok3dv]

J'adore cette musique elle donne envie de danser, magnifique 🌼🌹🌹🌼

[@sherrypierce27]

Beautiful lady .... Resting in Peace.