Concentrated at Wigan Casino around 1973–1974, Northern Soul was an underground music scene comprising American 45 rpm records released at the same time as Tamla Motown and imported into the United Kingdom. These songs also followed "Slow Hand" into the UK Top 10, with "Automatic" peaking at number 2 in that country. Bonnie Pointer was one of the founding members of the Pointer Sisters. Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters Passed Away at Age 69, 'The Help' Is Trending on Netflix — Here's Why That's Not Super Great, Lil Wayne's Kids Were Born to Four Different Baby Mamas. The song became a top 20 pop hit in September 1979. August 08, 2018 | by Edduin Carvajal. November 1977 saw the release of the jazz-funk oriented Having a Party which would be the final album release featuring the Pointer Sisters in their original four-woman format. [citation needed]. They regularly sang at a local Church of God in Christcongregation in West Oakland, but as the sisters grew older their love of other styles of music began to grow. However, the family have been struck by tragedy as Linda and Anne … In 1976, they were asked to record "Pinball Number Count" for Sesame Street, which was a series of educational cartoons teaching kids how to count. "[16] At most recent Pointer Sisters concert, performing with the Columbus Symphony on June 14, 2013 (and filling in for Chaka Khan with a week's notice), the lineup was Anita, Ruth and Issa Pointer. They began talking about the future of the group and what direction it should take. Her sister Anita confirmed the news to TMZ revealing that she died on Monday. Enjoy. The Pointer Sisters are an eclectic and versatile pop/R&B group who hail from Oakland, California. According to a family statement, she was surrounded by Ruth and Anita as well as brothers Aaron and Fritz. Upon signing, they agreed that they did not want to follow the current trend of pop music but wanted to create an original sound that combined jazz music, jazz singing, and bebop music. The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B group that has been actively performing since 1969. Between 2009 and 2015, the group consisted of Anita, Ruth, Issa, and Ruth's granddaughter Sadako Pointer. [22] She filed for divorce from Motown Records producer, Jeffrey Bowen, on July 1, 2014. [14], In November 2011, the Pointer Sisters toured Australia and played one gig in New Zealand with a lineup consisting of Ruth Pointer, Sadako Johnson and Issa Pointer; the last-named was a last-minute and presumably temporary replacement for Anita Pointer, who did not feel up to travel due to an unnamed health concern. In July of that year June married William Oliver Whitmore II. Her sister Anita confirmed the news to TMZ. Joni Sledge, who with her sisters recorded the defining dance anthem We Are Family, has died, the band’s representative has said. The 52-year-old singer was the youngest member … Ruth now tours with her daughter, Issa, and her granddaughter, Sadako. The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Based on this success, the group was invited to Nashville, Tennessee where they achieved the distinction of becoming the first Afro-American group to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. The first release from this new union was "American Music", a patriotic-themed, modernized take on the girl-group sound, featuring an early version of "I'm So Excited". While promoting an October 28, 2010 Detroit gig by the Pointer Sisters - then comprising Anita and Ruth Pointer and Sadako Johnson - Ruth Pointer, asked "Do you [and Anita] plan on recording an album with Sadako? In 1995 Pointer Sisters recorded "Feel for the Physical" as a duet with Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) for his album Souled. The group's next recording was a remake of the Eurythmics' "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" recorded with Natalia: this track spent sixteen weeks in the Top 20 of Belgium's Flemish chart from October 2005 with a peak of #2. The sisters seemed estranged from Bonnie until she joined Anita on the Idol Radio Show in 2007.[21]. Is the Ride Over for 'Mayans M.C.' June Pointer, the youngest sister, struggled with drug addiction for much of her career, leaving the group in April 2004 prior to her death from cancer in April 2006, at the age of 52. This trio had a number two hit in Belgium in 2005, covering "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" with Belgian singer Natalia. 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June Pointer was also part of the original group, but she struggled with drug addiction throughout her life and left the group in 2004 before dying of cancer in 2006. They made their television debut performance at the Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles on The Helen Reddy Show. In spite of her decision to leave the group, though, all four sisters still remained close. In 1980 their single "He's So Shy", reached number three on the charts, and the following year a ballad, "Slow Hand", reached number two. [15] Ruth Pointer, Sadako Johnson and Issa Pointer were also the personnel for a February 11, 2012 Pointer Sisters concert in Metairie, LA. June Pointer: 1953-2006 Sad news to report.. EURweb and others are reporting that June passed away yesterday April the 11th at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, CA. "[10] According to Ruth Pointer "Anita and I had talked for some time about having Issa and [Anita's] daughter Jada [Pointer] alternate in the third spot in the lineup...Issa was chosen [to go] first because she had experience singing solo at a lot of New England-area functions. Bonnie married Motown Records producer Jeffrey Bowen in 1978. On January 22, 1978, Ruth gave birth to her second daughter and, now a duo, Ruth and Anita cut back their schedules and concentrated on raising their families. I already miss her and I will see her again one day.". "Automatic" reached #5; "Jump (For My Love)" reached #3; a remix of "I'm So Excited" was added to the album almost a year into its shelf life and reached #9; and "Neutron Dance", also featured on the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack, reached #6. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awards and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994. Their lineup grew to a trio after Anita joined them, and they were signed to Atlantic Records. The band tours both in the U.S. and abroad, drawing crowds even today. "[10] Issa Pointer's membership in the Pointer Sisters would remain constant until 2009, Jada Pointer who was to alternate with her having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the autumn of 2002 and dying June 10, 2003. On May 4, 2006, Bonnie appeared on Entertainment Tonight saying the other sisters had not fulfilled June's burial wishes, instead having her cremated because it was cheaper. The Pointer Sisters enjoyed massive success in the 70s' and 80s' after expanding to include their sisters Anita and Ruth. Ruth became a grandmother as "Break Out" reached success; Anita became a grandmother in 1990 when her only child Jada gave birth to Roxie. June Pointer sadly died of cancer at age 52 on April 11, 2006. One recording, however, has become a Northern Soul classic: "Send Him Back" (Atlantic 45 2893). [12][13] On November 4, 2009, The Pointer Sisters played "I'm So Excited" and "Neutron Dance" on CBS morning show The Early Show with Ruth's granddaughter, Sadako Johnson. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. The Pointer Sisters were featured on the 1977 album Saffo Music by Italian R&B singer Lara Saint Paul and produced by Leon Ware, with bass by Chuck Rainey, guitar by Ray Parker Jr. and mixed by Bill Conti. The follow-up, "Should I Do It," featured a classic girl-group sound. We’ll leave that to the young folks, out on the road in buses for months at a time....We still have a good time, we do a lot of corporate dates, a lot of casinos, special events, fundraisers, that’s our audience. The ladies are the daughters of Reverend Elton Pointer and his wife Sarah and the sisters of brothers Fritz and Aaron. Fortunately, they didn't care too much about what their parents thought, and June and Bonnie formed a group that was known as Pointers, a Pair. The group had its origins when sisters June and Bonnie Pointer began performing in clubs in 1969 as "Pointers, a Pair". The group achieved its greatest commercial success as a trio during the 1980s consisting of the line-up of June, Ruth, and Anita, winning two more Grammys for the top 10 hits "Automatic" and "Jump (For My Love)", both from 1984. [2] In December 2017, Billboard ranked them as the 93rd most successful Hot 100 Artist of all-time[3] and as the 32nd most successful Hot 100 Women Artist of all-time. In 1975, the Pointer Sisters won a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with Anita and Bonnie Pointer also receiving nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song as songwriters of "Fairytale". [17], The Pointer Sisters are scheduled to play six Australian dates in May and June 2016 [18] with the lineup of Ruth Pointer, Issa Pointer and Sadako Johnson: recent media reports indicate that Anita Pointer's health issued have necessitated her retiring from the group. Jada was the subject of the 1973 song "Jada". Only two Pointer Sisters are alive today, since a second Pointer Sister died this year. The Pointer Sisters were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005. Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters has died at age of 69. In 2015, Anita was forced to retire due to ill health, leaving Ruth the sole member of the original sibling line-up. However, they were told rock and roll and the blues were "the devil's music", and it was only when they were away from their watchful parents that they could sing these styles. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Kathy, the youngest of the Sledge sisters, sang lead on many of the group’s hits. Would They Dare Kill [SPOILER] in the 'Prodigal Son' Finale? However, they went through a tragedy that made them drastically change. "Send Him Back" remains a favorite with the worldwide Northern Soul audience. Anita also credited Bonnie for the group's success. In an August 2012 interview Ruth Pointer stated: "Anita has had some health issues recently so we try to give her a break when she needs it. [11], In recent years, many Pointer Sisters songs have been covered by contemporary artists, such as "Jump (For My Love)" by Girls Aloud, which reached number two at the UK singles chart in 2003, "Dare Me" was turned into the dance smash "Stupidisco" by Belgian DJ Junior Jack, indie band Le Tigre covered in 2004 "I'm So Excited" on their third album This Island, and French DJ Muttonheads sampled "Back in My Arms" on his 2005 club hit "I'll Be There". In 1984, they achieved four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in a row. She left in 1989 to become a solo artist, while her three sisters continued to perform as Sister Sledge. On April 11, 2006, June, who suffered from drug addiction, died of cancer at the age of 52. The group had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985. Ruth Pointer: She is 75 years 1 month 4 days old: Born : 19 March 1946: Singer with pop / soul vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Bonnie Pointer performs once in a while, but it is really Ruth Pointer who is keeping the band alive today. Bonnie also stated the sisters had not let her ride in the family car at the funeral. Vince Lovegrove: He would be 74 years 1 month 4 days old if still alive: He was 65 when he died 9 years ago: Born : 19 March 1947: Died : 24 March 2012: In 2005, "Pinball Number Count" was re-edited for Coldcut's Ninja Tune label, becoming a surprise dance hit. [4], As children in West Oakland, the Pointer sisters and brothers were encouraged to listen to and sing gospel music by their parents Reverend Elton Pointer and Sarah Pointer. [citation needed], On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed The Pointer Sisters among hundreds of artists who lost master recordings in the 2008 Universal fire. [24], The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Later, Anita quit her job to join the group. Bonnie was one of the OG Pointer Sisters -- which started out as a duo, with her as one of the leads -- but eventually left the group in the mid-1970s to pursue a successful solo career. Following the news of her death at the age of 69 due to cardiac arrest, the number of original members of the group that are still alive has decreased, and this isn't the first time. The resulting singles that came from their Atlantic tenure failed to become hits but, nevertheless, the sisters were enjoying their fledgling recording career. Steppin' produced their Grammy-nominated number one R&B single, "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)", which was sampled by female rap icons Salt-N-Pepa a decade later. STARS have paid tribute to Sister Sledge star Joni Sledge who has died at her home at the age of 60. When that happens we bring my daughter [Issa Pointer] in to fill in for her. They got a record deal with Atlantic Records and released several unsuccessful singles. In 2008, Anita Pointer and Ruth Pointer recorded the last Pointer Sisters album to date The Pointer Sisters Favorites consisting of remakes of ten of the group's biggest hits: recorded in response to the group's failure to receive royalties from the inclusion of any Pointer Sisters' hits on multi-artist hits compilations, "...Favorites" was sold exclusively at the group's live gigs and at the website ThePointerSisters.com, but was added to iTunes in 2013. June Pointer, the youngest of the singing Pointer Sisters known for the 1970s and 1980s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire," and "Slow Hand," has died, her … Ruth then joined to make the group a quartet in 1972, and they started to achieve greater levels of commercial success. They agreed to dispense with the 1940s nostalgia and go in a contemporary direction. It made its debut in 1977 and was a feature on the show for many years. Two of the group's original members are still alive. As fate would have it, they were the two youngest in the quartet of sisters; Ruth and Anita, the two older sisters, still … They were also one of the featured acts at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. "I Need You" had been the lead single from the album, and was a significant R&B hit, peaking at #13 on the Black Singles charts. In 1983, the Pointer Sisters released Break Out. We were the opening act for artists including the Pointer Sisters and Aretha Franklin, and learned so much. Ruth Pointer’s Family [25], The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. The Duck Tales theme song spawned from the song Neutron Dance by the Pointer Sisters written by Mark Mueller. June Pointer passed away over ten years ago, followed by Bonnie Pointer this year, 2020. On August 4, 2009, Ruth, Anita and Bonnie stopped by The Kibitz Room at Canter's in Los Angeles and jammed with the band and Ruth's son Malik Pointer. In 1995–96, the Pointer Sisters returned to their original jazzy incarnation touring nationally in Ain't Misbehavin'; during this tour issues with June Pointer came to the fore as June Pointer missed many performances—understudy Wendy Edmead replaced her on these occasions—and in 2002, Ruth Pointer's daughter Issa Pointer began performing with the Pointer Sisters in June Pointer's stead. June and Bonnie were actually the first two members of the group. In Pictures: People we lost in 2020 (Photos) In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the Malibu club in the game featured a Village People tribute in which they danced to "Automatic". The Pointer Sisters continue to perform in concerts all over the world; the current band members are Ruth and Anita along with Ruth's daughter Issa. Searching for a visual style for their act, they remembered the poverty of their childhood; using their experience and ability to improvise, they assembled a collection of vintage 1940s clothes from thrift shops, comprising period costumes to give them their distinctive look. "Bonnie was my best friend and we talked every day. In 1985, Ruth became a grandmother for the second time. Over the next few years, The Pointer Sisters achieved their greatest commercial success. We talk about it from time to time, but the business has changed so much. The Pointer Sisters, Soundtrack: Spaceballs. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. Here is what happened to 'The Pointer Sisters'. It was while supporting Bishop at a nightclub appearance in 1971 that the sisters were signed to a recording contract with Atlantic Records. The Pointer Sisters is alive and kicking. Ruth Pointer still performs with the group, and Anita Pointer is alive but retired because of health problems. The two sisters then signed a deal with producer Richard Perry's Planet Records, which was distributed by Elektra Records. [19][20] In a February 25, 2016 interview with News.com.au Ruth Pointer said of the Pointer Sisters recent live performance history: "I'm almost inclined to call [the group's live engagements] pop-up engagements, not tours. The trio grew to a quartet when sister Ruth joined in December 1972. Things weren't looking good when her sisters had cancelled some of their appearances over the weekend, I guess now we know just how bad things were. On June 7, 2006, Anita Pointer guest-starred on Celebrity Duets singing with Olympic gymnast Carly Patterson on "I'm So Excited": on the following night's results show the duo's encore was "Jump (For My Love)". Bonnie, the third oldest sister, and June, the youngest, sought a show business career and they formed a duo, 'Pointers, a Pair'. The first single, a cover version of Bruce Springsteen's "Fire", climbed to #2 on the US singles charts in early 1979, and a third Allen Toussaint cover, "Happiness", also charted. The Pointer Sisters Death Fact Check. All Rights Reserved. "Pinball Number Count" was an animated short on Sesame Street designed to teach children to count to twelve. She was 69. - IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders Trivia (2) The Pointer Sisters contributed to the Children's Television Workshop educational television series, Sesame Street. Recorded in 1976 the album's release was so delayed as to cause an eighteen-month gap between Having a Party and the precedent Pointer Sisters' album Steppin' - the compilation album The Best of the Pointer Sisters had been issued in July 1976 - and without the impetus of a major hit single the Having a Party album itself caused scant commercial interest. The group had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985. As children in West Oakland, the Pointer sisters and brothers were encouraged to listen to and sing gospel music by their parents Reverend Elton Pointer and Sarah Pointer. One track, "Don't It Drive You Crazy" with Bonnie Pointer on lead, would become a cult hit in the UK as part of the rare groove phenomenon. We’re so glad [the Pointer Sisters' songs are] still relevant and people still want to hear them being sung and we love singing them."[19]. In 1979, the trio released an album with a harder-edged rock sound, entitled Priority. [citation needed]. 'Supergirl' Is Taking a Major Hiatus and We're Not Happy About It. [8] It was released in Italy under LASAPA records. She was 52 years old. It was only on the title cut that all four members sang; the album's other cuts featured Anita, Bonnie, and Ruth, but not June Pointer. Pointer appeared on Soul Train on March 2, 1985 (Season 14, Episode 20). The first studio recording by the Pointer Sisters to feature Issa Pointer was "Christmas in New York" for YMC Records www.ymcrecords.com recorded in the summer of 2005 for release for the multi-artist seasonal release Smooth & Soulful Christmas Collection on YMC Records: "Christmas in New York" afforded the Pointer Sisters their last appearance on a Billboard chart to date, the track reaching #21 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. If you have any unfortunate news that this page should be update with, please let us know using this form. They regularly sang at a local Church of God in Christ congregation in West Oakland, but as the sisters grew older their love of other styles of music began to grow. what pointer sisters are still alive? By 1991, June Pointer had ended her thirteen-year marriage to William Oliver Whitmore II. The group's greatest success actually came after Bonnie had decided to pursue a solo career, though. The same song has also been remixed by Venetian Snares of the Planet Mu record label. [23] On June 8, 2020, she died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 69. On September 8, 1990, Ruth married a man named Michael Sayles (born 1957). These Planet singles marked the end of their run of Top 10 hits in the US, with their subsequent RCA releases "Dare Me" in 1985 (the Sisters' last Australian Top 10 hit), and "Goldmine" in 1986, reaching numbers 11 and 33, respectively. "The Pointer Sisters never would have happened had it not been for Bonnie," she said. Distractify is a registered trademark. Richard Perry then sold Planet to RCA Records in 1982. The Pointer Sisters recorded their first album with Issa Pointer rather than June Pointer in April 2004 with The Pointer Sisters - Live in Billings recorded at the Alberta Bair Theatre in Billings, Montana. After she went solo, Bonnie found modest success on her own. Ruth finally gave in to the temptation to join them, joining the group in December 1972. Bonnie left the group in 1978 to commence a solo career with modest success. The family was native to Oakland, Calif., and the group formed more than 50 years ago. The quartet signed with Blue Thumb Records and began to record their first full-fledged album.[7]. The sisters also were featured in a lavish Diet Coke commercial, which aired during the program, and which presented them singing a soulful jingle about the soda. In this regard, how many of the Pointer Sisters are still alive? Anita and Ruth responded that Bonnie had demanded to rejoin the group and was upset that she had been rejected, and that June had left no instructions for her burial. In fall 2002, the Pointer Sisters played the Night of the Proms tour in Europe marking the inauguration of Issa Pointer, the daughter of Ruth Pointer, as the replacement for June Pointer: Ruth Pointer would recall: "We sort of pulled a fast one by waiting until the last minute to inform the promoters of [the] roster change...because we didn't want to give them the chance to change their minds. On June 9, 2002, June Pointer and Bonnie Pointer performed as a duo on the bill at the San Jose Gay Pride Celebration the pair having been recruited by a promoter who had failed to recruit the official Pointer Sisters trio for the event: the June/Bonnie Pointer duo's appearance at San Jose Pride was promoted as a "Pointer Sisters" gig with pictures of June Pointer performing with Anita Pointer and Ruth Pointer utilized in its promotion, causing Anita Pointer and Ruth Pointer to sue the promoter and other affiliates of the June/Bonnie Pointer duo's San Jose Pride gig (neither Bonnie Pointer nor June Pointer was named in the suit). Following this, the group performed on the famous "We Are The World" song/music video, alongside such legendary artists as Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder. All these singles charted in the US and were also successful in Australia, where all but "American Music" reached the Top 20. They sang "Fire", "Yes We Can Can", and "Going Down Slowly". With the advent of MTV, videos of the Sisters' songs began to be played in heavy rotation. She was 69. Although she was less prominent in recent years, Bonnie still performed occasionally. June Pointer, the youngest sister, struggled with drug addiction for much of her career, leaving the group in April 2004 and dying from extensive cancer in April 2006, at the age of 52. The Pointer Sisters have maintained a high international profile as performers: in 2002 they participated at the annual Night of the Proms, a successful series of concerts combining pop and classical music, taking place in the Benelux, France and Germany: the Pointer Sisters received the highest audience ratings of all participating Night of the Proms acts in 2002. After contributing guest vocals on the group's cover of Sly Stone's "Everybody Is a Star" June was persuaded to return to the group, making it a trio. This dance involved the dancers crossing the hands by their knees for two beats then raising the roof for another two. [citation needed] In January 2006 the Pointer Sisters concert collaboration with Natalia resulted in ten sold out dates in Antwerp with the "Natalia Meets The Pointer Sister" concerts, selling out 130.000 tickets for the 10 date concert run. The sisters entertained US troops in the Persian Gulf in 1991 with Bob Hope. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked them as the 80th most successful dance artists of all-time. The entire Pointer family was raised in church and encouraged to sing gospel music, but they were also told that rock n' roll and blues were the "devil's music." The four original members were June, Anita, Ruth and Bonnie Pointer. She still continued to perform, and reunited with her sisters on two occasions: when the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994, and during a Las Vegas performance in 1996 singing "Jump (for My Love)". [9] Bonnie Pointer and June Pointer subsequently performed as a duo at other Gay Pride celebrations and participated in the Get Up 'n' Dance disco music tour in the summer of 2003, the duo being officially billed as "Bonnie and June Pointer, formerly of the Pointer Sisters". The album was produced by Berry Gordy and husband Jeffrey Bowen. Her first self-titled album produced the disco song "Heaven Must Have Sent You". Bonnie was arrested for allegedly possessing crack cocaine on November 18, 2011, in South Los Angeles, after the car she was riding in was pulled over for a mechanical malfunction. In 2003, sister Anita lost her only child Jada to cancer. “It’s common knowledge that I don’t perform with my sisters anymore,” Sledge told EURweb’s Lee Bailey recently. The musician’s sister and bandmate, Anita Pointer, confirmed the news in a statement to ET. 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