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Fontella Bass
📷 Chess Records · Public domain

Artists similar to

Fontella Bass

artist · US · born 1940

soulavant-garde jazzchicago soulpop soul

In short

The artists most similar to Fontella Bass are The Cinematic Orchestra, The Supremes, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations, from the same soul, avant-garde jazz and chicago soul circle.

Closest to Fontella Bass

2 The Supremes60s/70s Motown singing group
4 Marvin Gaye
5 The TemptationsMotown soul vocal group
6 Four TopsMotown Bandcamp ↗

More similar artists

7 Roots Manuva Bandcamp ↗
9 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
10 Etta James Bandcamp ↗
11 The Isley Brothers
12 The Miraclesaka Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
13 Jackie Wilsonsoul singer
14 Dusty Springfield
15 The Jacksonsformerly “The Jackson 5”
16 Sam CookeAmerican singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”
17 The Marvelettes
18 Sly & the Family Stone
19 Mary WellsMotown singer
20 Al GreenUS soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer
21 Bill Withers
22 Wilson Pickett
23 Eddie Floyd
24 Jr. Walker & The All Stars
25 Niara Scarlett
26 The FoundationsBritish soul band, active from 1967 to 1970
27 The Shirelles
28 Percy Sledge
29 Ben E. King
30 Edwin Starr

Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to Fontella Bass?

The artists most similar to Fontella Bass are The Cinematic Orchestra, The Supremes, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations, from the same soul, avant-garde jazz and chicago soul circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like Fontella Bass?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: The Cinematic Orchestra, Four Tops, Roots Manuva and Etta James have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like Fontella Bass" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is Fontella Bass?

Fontella Bass is usually associated with soul, avant-garde jazz, chicago soul and pop soul (artist · US · born 1940), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 5 November 2026.