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.
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