Bonnie Pointer, a Grammy-winning founding member of the Pointer Sisters, who was essential to the group's early success but left the group before most of their biggest hits, died today at 69
The Pointer Sisters were known throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s for hits like “I’m So Excited,” “Fire,” “He’s So Shy,” “Slow Hand,” “Automatic” and “Jump for My Love."
The four Pointer sisters, Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June, grew up singing in church in Oakland, California, where their father was a minister. “The Pointer Sisters would never have happened had it not been for Bonnie," Anita Pointer said in her statement. The quartet brought unique fusion of funk, soul and 1940s-style jazz, scat and pop to their act, often dressing in a retro style that resembled their forerunners the Andrews Sisters.
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