Born: July 3, 1940, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Died: December 26, 2012, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
American soul singer & pianist, best known for the 1965 R&B hit Rescue Me (which she unsuccessfully sought to be recognised as co-writer). She was the wife of jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie, daughter of Martha Bass and the sister of David Peaston.