Anita Pointer

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Anita Marie Pointer (January 23, 1948 – December 31, 2022) was an American singer–songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters.

Biography

Anita was born in Oakland, California, United States. In 1969.[1] She quit her job as a secretary to join her younger sisters Bonnie and June to form The Pointer Sisters. After two failed singles between 1971 and 1972 for Atlantic Records, the trio convinced their eldest sister Ruth to join the group in 1972.

In 1973, the sisters found fame with the Anita-led "Yes We Can Can". A year later, Anita's writing talents helped the group make music history: "Fairytale," co-written by Bonnie, became a hit on the country charts and won the group its first Grammy for Best Country Performance by a duo or group; in addition, Anita and Bonnie earned a Grammy nod for the best country song of the year in 1975. The single's success also enabled The Pointer Sisters to become the first black female group to ever perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Bonnie left The Pointer Sisters in 1977, but Ruth, Anita and June rose to even higher levels of success with singles such as "Fire" (1978), "He's So Shy" (1980), "Slow Hand" (1981) and "I'm So Excited" (1982). The trio's 1983 album Break Out reached multi-platinum status and won the group two more Grammy Award's.

In 1986, Anita found chart success with country superstar Earl Thomas Conley on the song "Too Many Times", which reached No. 2 on the country chart. In 1987, she released her first solo album Love For What It Is. The album's first single, "Overnight Success", reached No. 41 on the Billboard R&B chart. A second single, "More Than A Memory," also charted.

In 1994, Anita and her sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,[2] and in 1998, Anita was singularly inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.[3] While Anita is a native of California, she spent several summers with relatives in Prescott, Arkansas during her youth.[4]

Personal life

As of 2015, Pointer has been married four times; each union ended in divorce. She had one child, Jada, who inspired one of the Pointer Sisters' most popular songs ("Jada," written by the group and released on their debut album). Jada died of cancer in June of 2003.

Discography

See also

• http://www.thepointersisters.com/biography/anita-pointer
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0688459/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Besides singing and writing songs, Anita is also a painter and a collector of black memorabilia.

http://arblackhalloffame.org/honorees/anita-pointer/