Anita Pointer useless: Founding father of Grammy Award-winning group The Pointer Sisters useless at 74

Publicist Roger Neal stated the singing star, 74, died surrounded by her household on Saturday.

The household stated in an announcement: “Whereas we’re deeply saddened by the lack of Anita, we’re comforted in realizing she is now along with her daughter Jada and her sisters June and Bonnie and at peace.

“She was the one which saved all of us shut and collectively for therefore lengthy. Her love of our household will dwell on in every of us.”

The Pointer Sisters fashioned in Oakland, California, and first discovered success within the Nineteen Seventies.

The group received three Grammy Awards and have been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame in 1994.

Ruth Pointer is the one surviving sister of the music group, after June Pointer died in 2006 and Bonnie Pointer died in 2020.

Anita started elevating her granddaughter Roxie McKain Pointer after her daughter’s premature demise in 2003.

The group launched their first album in 1973, and went on to win three Grammy Awards and gained 13 US Prime 20 hits between 1973 and 1985.

Amongst their greatest hits are Fireplace, He’s So Shy, Soar and I’m So Excited.

Anita stepped again from performing with the group in 2015 as a result of poor well being, however the Pointer Sisters continued with Ruth singing alongside along with her daughter Issa and granddaughter Sadako.

Anita gave the brand new line-up her seal of approval in a 2019 interview with Selection, saying: “They’re performing some nice reveals and have been everywhere in the world, with out me. I labored with Issa and Sadako, so that they obtained an excellent really feel for what I do till I had considerably of a compelled retirement, as a result of well being causes, however Ruthie can nonetheless sing so strongly and loves it.”

This text initially appeared in The Solar and was reproduced with permission.