Anita Pointer, one of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, passed away at the age of 74, according to her publicist. She passed away in her California home in Beverley Hills, surrounded by her loved ones.
Her family expressed their profound sorrow at her loss. They stated in a statement, “Heaven is a more kind, lovely place with Anita Pointer there.
Ms. Pointer, the second-oldest of the four sisters, gained popularity with songs like Jump (For My Love) and Fire.
The group’s self-titled debut album was released in 1973, fusing funk, soul, and R&B. The album’s breakthrough smash was the groovy song “Yes We Can Can,” which at a time of racial tension in the US encouraged tolerance and unity.
Furthermore, their popular song Fairytale received the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1975. In a field dominated by white acts, the victory continues to be unusual.
After Bonnie Pointer left the group in 1979 to pursue a solo career, the group almost split up, but the surviving sisters got back together and continued, shedding their prior retro image for a more contemporary pop sound.
They were a dominant force in the US charts during the 1980s, and their classics, such as He’s So Shy, Jump (For My Love), and Neutron Dance, have endured and are still widely streamed today.
But tragedy dominated Pointer’s private life. Jada Pointer, her lone child, passed away from cancer in 2003 at the age of just 37. Roxie McKain Pointer, her granddaughter, was raised by her after that.
Her family expressed consolation in the knowledge that she was “now with her daughter Jada and her sisters June & Bonnie and at peace,” according to her relatives.
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