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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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 !

Fontella was a fantastic singer

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Any 90’s babies here 🥰🥴

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

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

Dude on Bass was funky AF that night

What a song and what a voice...

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

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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bspog7WA0Niufqc.html

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

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

Rip David Sanborn. You will be missed

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

You will never hear songs like these again

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

💪💪💪💪💪👌👌👌👌 very very nice fontella ❤

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!

HUGE voice!

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

What a tight band

Simply Stunning.

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.

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

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!

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

Northern soul classic wow

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.

What a Fantastic Drummer!

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

she still got it and I mean IT!

Great to see and hear well written songs that's thought out with substance. Unlike much of today's music. No twerking required. Thanks for sharing this. Peace & blessings.

Miss u Fontella.

I so miss that show!!

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.

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.

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

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

Wow she belts it out of the park

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

World class drummer!

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

Wow, she's still got it.

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

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

Great voice ,beautiful lady

Excellent excellent

This is a great wake up song!

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

That...was freaking amazing.

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

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

Just so god damn beautiful.

Wow that voice hasn’t changed

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

Yaaas girl. This is when you feel the song.

Get it girl 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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

her voice is just as powerful and real as anyone from that time practising continuously from the soul.... when asked about Taylor Swift as a singer in an interview, Aretha Franklin once said,"she has nice costumes".... I have no further questions Your Honor😅😅😅😅

That bass tho💯 killing it.

I love this song !!

super music

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

GOOD MUSIC

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

Her voice sounds better here than when she recorded it!

;~ still, today: knocks your socks off ! ~ if you're gonna be a 'one-hitter', you could not do better ! ~ LEGEND. period. exclamation point.

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

Love her........

FONTELLA BASS I LOVE FOREVER RESCUE ME PERÚ, LIMA, LOS OLIVOS.

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.

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

OH YES!!!!

Miss Bass can still REALLY sing!!! Her voice is a great as ever!!! I love watching sing...giving a great performance!! Great backup as well!!

REMEMBERING FONTELLA BASS (July 3, 1940 - December 26, 2012) ]07/03/2023]

She never made another song like that its her anthem

Thanks for sharing, Iviarko! Now I remember how I survived the 80´s, despite dressing and hair cut: Soul and Funk of the decades before ;-))))! Love you, Fontella!

1965 yeah

Amazing, very very nice soul ❤❤❤

Even better than when she originally recorded it, a great textured voice.

Unappreciated and unsung!

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

WOW! That was awesome! 👍☮️🌞🎼