{"id":533431,"date":"2023-01-01T10:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T07:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/anita-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dead-at-74\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T07:46:41","slug":"anita-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dead-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anita-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dead-at-74\/","title":{"rendered":"#Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters dead at 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25dae307081\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25dae307081\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anita-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dead-at-74\/#%E2%80%9CAnita_Pointer_of_the_Pointer_Sisters_dead_at_74%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters dead at 74&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAnita_Pointer_of_the_Pointer_Sisters_dead_at_74%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters dead at 74&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Anita Pointer, one of the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters whose string of pop, country and R&amp;B hits in the 1970s and \u201980s included \u201cI\u2019m So Excited,\u201d \u201cJump (For My Love)\u201d and \u201cFire,\u201d died of cancer on Saturday at age 74, her publicist said.<\/p>\n<p>Pointer was surrounded by family at her Beverly Hills home when she died, publicist Roger Neal said.<\/p>\n<p>Anita was the second oldest of four sisters who started performing as the duo of June and Bonnie in 1969 and soon became a trio when Anita quit her job as a secretary to join the group, according to an official biography.<\/p>\n<p>The Pointer Sisters later became a quartet for a while with Ruth, the only one of the original singing sisters still alive, though Bonnie left the group in the late 1970s and they became a trio once again. The Pointer sisters also have two surviving brothers, Fritz and Aaron.<\/p>\n<p>Anita was preceded in death by her daughter Jada, who died in 2003, when Anita took over raising her granddaughter, Roxie McKain Pointer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pointer-sisters.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Pointer Sisters, left to right, June Pointer, Anita Pointer and Ruth Pointer, perform at the Aire Crown Theater in Chicago on June 27, 1985.\" class=\"wp-image-25201968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pointer-sisters.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pointer-sisters.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/pointer-sisters.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Pointer Sisters\u2019 hits included \u201cFire,\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s So Shy,\u201d \u201cSlow Hand,\u201d and \u201cNeutron Dance.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile 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 &amp; Bonnie and at peace. 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,\u201d the family said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The sisters grew up singing in the church of their father, a preacher in Oakland, California.<\/p>\n<p>Their debut album in 1973 produced their first hit single \u201cYes We Can Can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among their bigger hits were \u201cFire\u201d in 1978, \u201cHe\u2019s So Shy\u201d in 1980, \u201cSlow Hand\u201d in 1981, and \u201cNeutron Dance,\u201d \u201cAutomatic\u201d and \u201cJump\u201d in 1983. \u201cI\u2019m So Excited\u201d from 1982 remains a standard.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the group continued performing with Ruth singing along with her daughter Issa and granddaughter Sadako.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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