Rest in peace, BonniePointer
that her sister Anita Pointer confirmed Bonnie's passing, saying,"It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of The Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie died this morning. Our family is devastated, on behalf of my siblings and I and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time.Bonnie and June Pointer, who grew up singing gospel music in West Oakland, started their eponymous group in the late '60s, first performing as Pointers, A Pair.
The self-titled set was a hit, making it to No. 13 on the Billboard 200 album charts and spawning a pair of Hot 100 hits in the funky, Allen Toussaint-penned"Yes We Can Can" and the roaring"Wang Dang Doodle" .
Bonnie's solo success slowed down as the decade turned to the '80s, while the refortified Pointer Sisters experienced their biggest pop hits. But she continued to be a presence on the R&B Songs chart, notching six entries between 1979 and 1985, and rejoined her sisters twice in the '90s -- when they received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994, and for a Las Vegas live performance of '80s Pointer Sisters hit"Jump in 1996.
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