{"id":2436,"date":"2023-01-02T15:48:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gynesisradio.com\/tpsquare\/2023\/01\/02\/singer-anita-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-at-age-74\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T15:48:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:48:09","slug":"singer-anita-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-at-age-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gynesisradio.com\/tpsquare\/2023\/01\/02\/singer-anita-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-dies-at-age-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/afs-prod\/media\/550743d231454fac8d1468d2735c58a5\/1000.webp\" alt=\"FILE - Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala on Sept. 9, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who topped the charts and earned critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 74, her publicist announced. (AP Photo\/Phil McCarten, File)\"\/><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 of 3<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FILE &#8211; Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala on Sept. 9, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who topped the charts and earned critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 74, her publicist announced. (AP Photo\/Phil McCarten, File)<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grammy winner passed away while she was with family members, publicist Roger Neal said in a statement. A cause of death was not immediately revealed.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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,\u201d her sister Ruth, brothers Aaron and Fritz and granddaughter Roxie McKain Pointer said in the statement.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anita Pointer\u2019s only daughter, Jada Pointer, died in 2003.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anita, Ruth, Bonnie and June Pointer, born the daughters of a minister, grew up singing in their father\u2019s church in Oakland, California.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group\u2019s 1973 self-titled debut album included the breakout hit, \u201cYes We Can Can.\u201d Known for hit songs including \u201cI\u2019m So Excited,\u201d \u201cSlow Hand,\u201d \u201cNeutron Dance\u201d and \u201cJump (For My Love),\u201d the singers gained a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1983 album \u201cBreak Out\u201d went triple platinum and garnered two American Music Awards. The group won three Grammy Awards and had 13 U.S. top 20 hit songs between 1973 and 1985, Neal said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 of 3 FILE &#8211; Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala on Sept. 9, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. 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