Anita Pointer from Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters dies aged 74



Family hail vocalist arsenic ‘the lone that kept each idiosyncratic adjacent and collectively for goodbye’

Anita Pointer, 1 of the founding members of the Pointer Sisters, who has died connected the property of 74. Photograph: Ebet Roberts/RedfernsAnita Pointer, 1 of the founding participants of the Pointer Sisters, who has died astatine the property of 74. Photograph: Ebet Roberts/RedfernsSun 1 Jan 2023 02.09 EST

Anita Pointer, 1 of the Grammy-prevailing Pointer Sisters whose drawstring of pop, state and R&B hits successful the 1970s and 80s included I’m So Excited, Jump (For My Love) and Fire, has died of crab aged 74, her publicist stated.

Pointer changed into surrounded by ellipse of relatives astatine her Beverly Hills location whilst she died connected Saturday, publicist Roger Neal stated.

The household stated successful a declaration: “While we're profoundly saddened by means of the deficiency of Anita, we're comforted successful knowing she is present unneurotic with her girl Jada and her sisters June and Bonnie are astatine peace. She turned into the 1 that saved each and sundry adjacent and unneurotic for spot you later. Her emotion of our ain household volition unrecorded connected successful each folks.”

Anita go the 2nd one-oldest of 4 sisters who began appearing arsenic the duo of June and Bonnie successful 1969 and soon person go a trio whilst Anita halt her occupation arsenic a caput to s up for the organization, successful keeping with an legit biography. The Pointer Sisters aboriginal person go a quartet for a portion with Ruth, the handiest 1 of the archetypal making a opus sisters nevertheless alive.

Anita’s girl Jada died successful 2003, starring Anita to instrumentality implicit raising her granddaughter, Roxie McKain Pointer.

The sisters grew up making a opus successful the religion of their father, a preacher successful Oakland, California.

Their debut medium successful 1973 produced their archetypal deed single, Yes We Can Can.

Among their larger hits were Fire successful 1978, He’s So Shy successful 1980, Slow Hand successful 1981, and Neutron Dance, Automatic and Jump successful 1983. I’m So Excited from 1982 stays a wellknown.

In latest years, the enactment endured performing with Ruth making a opus on with her girl Issa and granddaughter Sadako.