▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Bass ▁received ▁a ▁star ▁on ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Walk ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁she ▁tou red ▁Europe ▁with ▁her ▁younger ▁brother ▁David ▁Pe ast on ▁until ▁she ▁fell ▁ill . ▁For ▁her ▁last ▁years ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁struggle ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁d eter ior ating ▁health . ▁Bass ▁surv ived ▁breast ▁cancer , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁stro kes ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁leg ▁am put ated . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁St . ▁Louis ▁hospital ▁from ▁comp lications ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁suffered ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁month ; ▁she ▁was ▁ 7 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁L oss ▁of ▁material ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Magazine ▁listed ▁Font ella ▁Bass ▁among ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁artists ▁whose ▁audio ▁master ▁t apes ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Universal ▁fire . ▁ ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁ ▁The ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁are ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Rec ording ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁Bass ▁has ▁received ▁two ▁Gram my ▁nomin ations . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Albums ▁ ▁Singles ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁[ ▁Font ella ▁Bass ▁bi ography ▁at ▁All music ] ▁ ▁Font ella ▁Bass : ▁Com ing ▁Full ▁Circle ▁