Anita Poynter, a member of the Grammy Award-winning group The Poynter Sisters, known for hits like “I’m So Excited” and “Jump (For My Love),” died Saturday after battling cancer. died. She was 74 years old.
Her publicist, Roger Neal, confirmed in a statement that Poynter was “surrounded by family at the time of her death.”
Poynter’s sister Ruth, brothers Aaron and Fritz, and granddaughter Roxy McCain Poynter also released a joint statement. It is comforting to know that she is resting in peace with her sisters June and Bonnie.”She was the one who kept us all close for so long. Her love for our family , continue to live within each of us.Please respect our privacy during this period of grief and loss.Heaven is a more loving and beautiful place.There Anita.”
Ruth is the last surviving member of the Pointer Sisters, following the deaths of June Pointer in 2006 and Bonnie Pointer in 2020.
Paul Archuleta/Getty Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has died.
Born January 23, 1948 in Oakland, California, Anita Marie Poynter grew up singing with her sisters in her father, Reverend Elton’s church. She quit her job as her secretary in 1969 and formed the Pointer Her Sisters with brothers June, Bonnie and Ruth.
Their success is widely known. Their eponymous 1973 debut album featured the song “Jada”, which was inspired by Poynter’s only daughter, Jada Poynter, who died in 2003. billboard Hot 100.
Album “Fairytale” written by Anita and Bonnie it’s a lot, became the group’s first Grammy-winning song after its 1974 release. It helped the Pointer Sisters crossover from the country charts to the pop charts.
After appearing in the 1976 film car wash Together with actor Richard Pryor, they changed styles with the help of record producer Richard Perry, producing hits like “Fire,” “He’s So Shy,” and “Slowhand.”
A remixed version of 1984’s “I’m So Excited” reached number three on the charts. In 2013, Poynter and Ruth appeared as guest judges. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 witnessed rival drag queens Coco Monterese and Jade Jolie lip-sync to “I’m So Excited.”
The Pointer Sisters’ best-selling album was 1983 break outThe group has won a total of three Grammy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2020, Anita Poynter published a book with her brother Fritz. Fairy Tales: The Story of the Pointer Sisters’ Family.
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