Anita Pointer Dies: Founding Member Of The Pointer Sisters Was 74

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A FOUNDING member of the Pointer Sisters passed away yesterday in Beverly Hills. Publicist Roger Neal said Anita Pointer died surrounded by her family on Saturday.

died following a cancer battle, according to her publicist Roger Neal.The star, who was responsible for a number of hits in the 1970s and '80s with her sibling group, died in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve.The famous songstress was surrounded by family at the time of her death, which came just two years after her sister and group co-founder Bonnie Pointer, who died in 2020.  “While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter, Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and at peace,” her family shared in a statement. “Heaven is a more loving, beautiful place with Anita there.“She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long. “Her love of our family will live on in each of us,” the statement concluded, before requesting that fans respect her family's privacy.The Pointer Sisters formed when Bonnie and June Pointer started performing in clubs in 1969. Their sister Anita soon joined them and the group became a trio, before sister Ruth Pointer expanded the band into a quartet in 1972.The band rose to prominence in the 1970s, but had its greatest commercial success in the 1980s.At around this time, founding sister Bonnie pursued a solo career, while June, Ruth, and Anita continued performing as a trio.The group are best remembered for such hits as 1984’s I’m So Excited and Grammy-winning song Jump (For My Love). They also won a Grammy for their song Automatic, and their other top 10 hits included 1979’s Fire, 1980’s He’s So Shy and 1985’s Neutron Dance. The group took home their first Grammy Award in 1975 for Best Country Vocal Performance for their track Fairytale.Altogether, The Pointer Sisters have had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985.They also

Anita Pointer, who sang with her sisters to commercial fame as the Pointer Sisters, has died at the age of 74.Pointer died at her Los Angeles on Saturday, New Year's Eve, according to her publicist Roger Neal.The vocal group, which switched between a trio and a quarter, scored hits with songs including I'm So Excited, Jump (For My Love) and the Bruce Springsteen–penned Fire.Pointer's death comes just two years after her sister Bonnie Pointer — who co-founded the Pointer Sisters in the late 1960s before going solo in the '80s — died in 2020. Swan song: Anita Pointer, who sang with her sisters and family members in the popular R&B and pop group the Pointer Sisters, died on Saturday at 74, her publicist announced; seen in 2019 in LAThe singer–songwriter was surrounded by family at the time of her death, which has been attributed to cancer. 'While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter, Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and at peace,' Pointer's family shared in a statement. 'Heaven is a more loving beautiful place with Anita there.' 'She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long.