CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>The Pointer Sisters - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy","wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"e8f69250-ebb2-4e77-8b20-ec8c0f0df422","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"The_Pointer_Sisters","wgTitle":"The Pointer Sisters","wgCurRevisionId":1279054778,"wgRevisionId":1279054778,"wgArticleId":546311,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Pages using the EasyTimeline extension","Webarchive template wayback links","CS1: unfit URL","Articles with short description","Short description matches Wikidata","Use mdy dates from February 2019","Articles with hCards","Commons category link is on Wikidata","Motown artists","Atlantic Records artists","Blue Thumb Records artists","Family musical groups","Grammy Award winners","Musical trios from California","Sibling musical trios","Sibling musical quartets","Crossover (music)","American disco groups","American dance music groups","American funk musical groups","American soul musical groups","American disco girl groups","American R\u0026B girl groups","African-American girl groups","Musical groups from Oakland, California","Musical groups established in 1969","Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area","Pointer family (show business)","American women in electronic music","Vocal quartets","Vocal trios","1970 establishments in California","Oakland Technical High School alumni","Sister trios","Sister quartets"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"The_Pointer_Sisters","wgRelevantArticleId":546311,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":50000,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q1161836","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false}; RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","ext.timeline.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.quicksurveys.init","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.timeline.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.21"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg/1200px-The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1423"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg/800px-The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="949"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg/640px-The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="759"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="The Pointer Sisters - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-The_Pointer_Sisters rootpage-The_Pointer_Sisters skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" title="Main menu" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="n-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages"><span>Special pages</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=The+Pointer+Sisters" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=The+Pointer+Sisters" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=The+Pointer+Sisters" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=The+Pointer+Sisters" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle History subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Early_days" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_days"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Early days</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_days-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Initial_success" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Initial_success"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Initial success</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Initial_success-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trio" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trio"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Trio</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trio-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Height_of_success" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Height_of_success"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Height of success</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Height_of_success-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Later_years" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Later_years"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>Later years</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Later_years-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_lives" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_lives"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Personal lives</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_lives-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Members</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Members-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Members subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Current members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Former members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>Timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Awards</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Awards-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Awards subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Grammy_Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Grammy_Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Grammy Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Grammy_Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-American_Music_Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#American_Music_Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>American Music Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-American_Music_Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">The Pointer Sisters</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 30 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-30" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">30 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%BE%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="خواهران پوینتر – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="خواهران پوینتر" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81" title="Пойнтър Систърс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пойнтър Систърс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%BE%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="خواهران پوینتر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="خواهران پوینتر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%AC%EC%9D%B8%ED%84%B0_%EC%8B%9C%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0%EC%8A%A4" title="포인터 시스터스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="포인터 시스터스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%97%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%A8" title="האחיות פוינטר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="האחיות פוינטר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" title="ポインター・シスターズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ポインター・シスターズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_Sisters" title="Pointer Sisters – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="The Pointer Sisters" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86%D9%B9%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%B3%D9%B9%D8%B1%D8%B2" title="دی پوائنٹر سسٹرز – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="دی پوائنٹر سسٹرز" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q1161836#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:The_Pointer_Sisters" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/The_Pointer_Sisters" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&oldid=1279054778" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=The_Pointer_Sisters&id=1279054778&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThe_Pointer_Sisters"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThe_Pointer_Sisters"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Pointer_Sisters" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q1161836" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American family R&B vocal group</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn org">The Pointer Sisters</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Pointer Sisters on the cover of Cash Box, January 27, 1979. (Ruth, Anita & June), l-r"><img alt="The Pointer Sisters on the cover of Cash Box, January 27, 1979. (Ruth, Anita & June), l-r" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg/220px-The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg/330px-The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg/440px-The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3313" data-file-height="3928" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Pointer Sisters on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cash Box</a></i>, January 27, 1979. (Ruth, Anita & June), l-r</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Pointers, Au Pair</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1969–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Thumb_Records" title="Blue Thumb Records">Blue Thumb</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Planet_Records" title="Planet Records">Planet</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/SBK_Records" title="SBK Records">SBK</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Pointer" title="Ruth Pointer">Ruth Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Issa_Pointer" title="Issa Pointer">Issa Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadako_Pointer" title="Sadako Pointer">Sadako Pointer</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_Pointer" title="June Pointer">June Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Pointer" title="Bonnie Pointer">Bonnie Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Pointer" title="Anita Pointer">Anita Pointer</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thepointersisters.com/">thepointersisters.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Pointer Sisters</b> are an American female <a href="/wiki/Vocal_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Vocal group">vocal group</a> from <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They have had a repertoire with many genres, they have sold around 50 million records throughout their career included. The Pointer Sisters have won three <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> and received a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> in 1994. The group had 13 <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US top 20 hits</a> between 1973 and 1987 </p><p>The group had its origins when sisters <a href="/wiki/June_Pointer" title="June Pointer">June</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Pointer" title="Bonnie Pointer">Bonnie Pointer</a> began performing in clubs in 1969 as "Pointers Au Pair". The line-up grew to a trio when sister <a href="/wiki/Anita_Pointer" title="Anita Pointer">Anita</a> joined them. Their record deal with <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a> produced several unsuccessful singles. The trio grew to a quartet when sister <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Pointer" title="Ruth Pointer">Ruth</a> joined in December 1972. They then signed with <a href="/wiki/Blue_Thumb_Records" title="Blue Thumb Records">Blue Thumb Records</a>, recorded their debut album and, with their new label, began seeing more success, winning a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> in 1975 for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Country Vocal Performance</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Fairytale_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Fairytale (Pointer Sisters song)">Fairytale</a>" (1974). Bonnie left the group in 1977 to commence a solo career with modest success. </p><p>After signing with <a href="/wiki/Richard_Perry" title="Richard Perry">Richard Perry</a>'s independent label <a href="/wiki/Planet_Records" title="Planet Records">Planet Records</a>, in 1978, the group achieved its greatest commercial success in the 1980s as a trio consisting of June, Ruth, and Anita. They won two more Grammys in 1984 for the top 10 hits "<a href="/wiki/Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)">Automatic</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Jump_(For_My_Love)" title="Jump (For My Love)">Jump (For My Love)</a>". The group's other U.S. top 10 hits are "<a href="/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)">Fire</a>" (1979), "<a href="/wiki/He%27s_So_Shy" title="He's So Shy">He's So Shy</a>" (1980), "<a href="/wiki/Slow_Hand" title="Slow Hand">Slow Hand</a>" (1981), the remixed version of "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Excited" title="I'm So Excited">I'm So Excited</a>" (1984), and "<a href="/wiki/Neutron_Dance" title="Neutron Dance">Neutron Dance</a>" (1985). </p><p>June, the youngest sister, was a <a href="/wiki/Drug_addiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug addiction">drug addict</a> for several years, leaving the group in April 2004 prior to her death from cancer in April 2006, at the age of 52.<sup id="cite_ref-obit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was replaced by Ruth's daughter <a href="/wiki/Issa_Pointer" title="Issa Pointer">Issa Pointer</a>. This trio had a number two hit in Belgium in 2005, covering "<a href="/wiki/Sisters_Are_Doin%27_It_for_Themselves" title="Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves">Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves</a>" with Belgian singer <a href="/wiki/Natalia_(Belgian_singer)" title="Natalia (Belgian singer)">Natalia</a>. </p><p>Between 2009 and 2015, the group consisted of Anita, Ruth, Issa, and Ruth's granddaughter <a href="/wiki/Sadako_Pointer" title="Sadako Pointer">Sadako Pointer</a>. While all four women remained in the group, they most often performed as a trio rotating the lineup as needed. In 2015, Anita was forced to retire due to ill health, leaving Ruth the sole member of the original sibling lineup. </p><p>In December 2016, <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> magazine ranked them as the 80th most successful dance artists of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2017, <i>Billboard</i> ranked them as the 93rd most successful Hot 100 Artist of all time<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as the 32nd most successful Hot 100 Women Artist of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_days">Early days</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early days"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As children in <a href="/wiki/West_Oakland,_Oakland,_California" title="West Oakland, Oakland, California">West Oakland</a>, the Pointer sisters and brothers were encouraged to listen to and sing <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel music</a> by their parents Reverend Elton and Sarah Pointer, both natives of <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>. However, they were told <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> were "the devil's music", and it was only when they were away from their watchful parents that they could sing these styles. They regularly sang at a local <a href="/wiki/Church_of_God_in_Christ" title="Church of God in Christ">Church of God in Christ</a> congregation in West Oakland, but as the sisters grew older their love of other styles of music began to grow.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sisters were first cousins of NBA basketball player and head coach <a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a>, and sisters of <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Pointer" title="Aaron Pointer">Aaron Pointer</a>. Aaron was one of very few major league baseball players who became less famous than his own sisters; he later officiated in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> for 17 seasons. The sisters graduated from <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Technical_High_School" title="Oakland Technical High School">Oakland Technical High School</a>: Ruth in 1963, Anita in 1965, and Bonnie in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After leaving school, oldest sister Ruth was already married with two children Faun (born 1965) and Malik (born 1966),<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anita, the second-oldest sister, also was married with a child Jada. Bonnie, the third oldest sister, and June, the youngest, sought a show business career and they formed a duo, 'Pointers Au Pair'. Later, Anita quit her job to join the group. They began touring and performing and provided backing vocals for artists such as <a href="/wiki/Grace_Slick" title="Grace Slick">Grace Slick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_James" class="mw-redirect" title="Sylvester James">Sylvester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boz_Scaggs" title="Boz Scaggs">Boz Scaggs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bishop" title="Elvin Bishop">Elvin Bishop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Betty_Davis" title="Betty Davis">Betty Davis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was while supporting Bishop at a nightclub appearance in 1971 that the sisters were signed to a recording contract with <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a>. The resulting singles that came from their Atlantic tenure failed to become hits, but the sisters were enjoying their fledgling recording career. One recording has become a <a href="/wiki/Northern_Soul" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Soul">Northern Soul</a> classic: "Send Him Back" (Atlantic 45 2893). Concentrated at <a href="/wiki/Wigan_Casino" title="Wigan Casino">Wigan Casino</a> around 1973–1974, Northern soul was an underground music scene comprising American 45 rpm records released at the same time as <a href="/wiki/Motown#Major_divisions" title="Motown">Tamla Motown</a> and imported into the United Kingdom. "Send Him Back" remains a favorite with the worldwide Northern soul audience. Ruth joined the group in December 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The quartet signed with <a href="/wiki/Blue_Thumb_Records" title="Blue Thumb Records">Blue Thumb Records</a> and began to record their first album.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1976, they were asked to record "<a href="/wiki/Pinball_Number_Count" title="Pinball Number Count">Pinball Number Count</a>" for <i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>, which was a series of educational cartoons teaching children how to count. It made its debut in 1977 and was a feature on the show for many years. They made their television debut performance at the Troubadour nightclub in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Helen_Reddy_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Helen Reddy Show">The Helen Reddy Show</a></i>. In 1974, they joined Reddy on the track "Showbiz" which appeared on her <i>Free and Easy</i> album. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Initial_success">Initial success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Initial success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The group's first album <a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters_(album)" title="The Pointer Sisters (album)"><i>The Pointer Sisters</i></a>, featuring the backing of Bay Area stalwarts the <a href="/wiki/Hoodoo_Rhythm_Devils" title="Hoodoo Rhythm Devils">Hoodoo Rhythm Devils</a>, was released in 1973 and received strong reviews, with the group being lauded for their versatility and originality. Its first single "<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_Can" title="Yes We Can Can">Yes We Can Can</a>" – an <a href="/wiki/Allen_Toussaint" title="Allen Toussaint">Allen Toussaint</a>-penned song, which had been a minor <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a> hit for Lee Dorsey in 1970 - afforded the Pointer Sisters the first chart hit reaching No. 11 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>, while both "Yes We Can Can" and the follow-up single: the <a href="/wiki/Willie_Dixon" title="Willie Dixon">Willie Dixon</a> cover "<a href="/wiki/Wang_Dang_Doodle" title="Wang Dang Doodle">Wang Dang Doodle</a>" were major <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&B</a> hits<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with respective R&B chart peaks of No. 12 and No. 24. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Pointer_Sisters.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/The_Pointer_Sisters.png/220px-The_Pointer_Sisters.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/The_Pointer_Sisters.png/330px-The_Pointer_Sisters.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/The_Pointer_Sisters.png/440px-The_Pointer_Sisters.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="331" /></a><figcaption>The Pointer Sisters (Ruth, Anita, and Bonnie) performing in September 1974</figcaption></figure> <p>The Pointer Sisters' second album, the 1974 release <i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_a_Plenty_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="That's a Plenty (Pointer Sisters album)">That's a Plenty</a></i>, continued in the jazz and be-bop style of its predecessor but provided one exception that caused a great deal of interest: "<a href="/wiki/Fairytale_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Fairytale (Pointer Sisters song)">Fairytale</a>", written by Anita and Bonnie, was a <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country song</a> that reached No. 13 on the pop charts, and No. 37 on the country chart. Based on this success, the group was invited to <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> where they achieved the distinction of becoming the first Black group to perform at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry" title="Grand Ole Opry">Grand Ole Opry</a>. In 1975, the Pointer Sisters won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a>, with Anita and Bonnie also receiving nominations for the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Song">Grammy Award for Best Country Song</a> as songwriters of "<a href="/wiki/Fairytale_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Fairytale (Pointer Sisters song)">Fairytale</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was also recorded by <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>. </p><p>Subsequent to the live double album <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Opera_House" title="Live at the Opera House">Live at the Opera House</a></i>—a recording of April 21, 1974 Pointer Sisters concert at the <a href="/wiki/War_Memorial_Opera_House" title="War Memorial Opera House">War Memorial Opera House</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>—the group's third studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Steppin%27" title="Steppin'">Steppin'</a></i> was released in 1975. <i>Steppin'</i> produced their <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy</a>-nominated number one R&B single, "<a href="/wiki/How_Long_(Betcha%27_Got_a_Chick_on_the_Side)" title="How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)">How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)</a>", which was sampled by female <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">rap</a> icons <a href="/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa" title="Salt-N-Pepa">Salt-N-Pepa</a> a decade later and faithfully covered by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Latifah" title="Queen Latifah">Queen Latifah</a> on her 2007 album "Travelin' Light". The Pointer Sisters also scored another R&B hit from the album with "Going Down Slowly", another <a href="/wiki/Allen_Toussaint" title="Allen Toussaint">Allen Toussaint</a> cover, and in 1976 appeared in the classic film <i><a href="/wiki/Car_Wash_(film)" title="Car Wash (film)">Car Wash</a></i> with their song from the movie: "You Gotta Believe", making the R&B top 20 in early 1977. </p><p>The Pointer Sisters were featured on the 1977 album <i>Saffo Music</i> by Italian R&B singer <a href="/wiki/Lara_Saint_Paul" title="Lara Saint Paul">Lara Saint Paul</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/Leon_Ware" title="Leon Ware">Leon Ware</a>, with bass by <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Rainey" title="Chuck Rainey">Chuck Rainey</a>, guitar by <a href="/wiki/Ray_Parker_Jr." title="Ray Parker Jr.">Ray Parker Jr.</a> and mixed by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Conti" title="Bill Conti">Bill Conti</a>. It was released in Italy under LASAPA records. </p><p>November 1977 saw the release of the jazz-funk oriented <i><a href="/wiki/Having_a_Party_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Having a Party (Pointer Sisters album)">Having a Party</a></i> which would be the final album release featuring the Pointer Sisters in their original four-woman format. It was only on the title cut that all four members sang; the album's other songs featured Anita, Bonnie, and Ruth, but not June, who had taken a break from the group at this time. Recorded in 1976 the album's release was so delayed as to cause an eighteen-month gap between <i>Having a Party</i> and the precedent Pointer Sisters' album <i>Steppin'</i>—the compilation album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_the_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Best of the Pointer Sisters">The Best of the Pointer Sisters</a></i> had been issued in July 1976—and without the impetus of a major hit single the <i>Having a Party</i> album itself caused scant commercial interest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trio">Trio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Trio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1977, both June and Bonnie had left the group.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> June wanted to take a break, and Bonnie left to start a solo career. Bonnie married <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a> producer Jeffrey Bowen in 1978. She subsequently signed a contract with Motown and this led to a brief, moderately successful, solo career. Her first self-titled album produced the disco song "Heaven Must Have Sent You". The album was produced by Berry Gordy and husband Jeffrey Bowen. The song became a top 20 pop hit in the US in September 1979. </p><p>On January 22, 1978, Ruth gave birth to her second daughter and, now a duo, Ruth and Anita cut back their schedules and concentrated on raising their families. They began talking about the future of the group and what direction it should take. They agreed to dispense with the 1940s nostalgia and go in a contemporary direction.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July of that year, June married William Oliver Whitmore II. </p><p>The three sisters then signed a deal with producer <a href="/wiki/Richard_Perry" title="Richard Perry">Richard Perry</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Planet_Records" title="Planet Records">Planet Records</a>, which was distributed by <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After contributing guest vocals on the group's cover of <a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Is_a_Star" title="Everybody Is a Star">Everybody Is a Star</a>", June had returned to the act, making it a trio.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Perry, the trio began working on an album of soft rock, which was released in 1978 with the title <i><a href="/wiki/Energy_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Energy (Pointer Sisters album)">Energy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first single, a <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">cover version</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)">Fire</a>", climbed to No. 2 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> in early 1979,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a third <a href="/wiki/Allen_Toussaint" title="Allen Toussaint">Allen Toussaint</a> cover, "Happiness", also charted. </p><p>In 1979, the trio released an album with a harder-edged rock sound, entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Priority_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Priority (Pointer Sisters album)">Priority</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Height_of_success">Height of success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Height of success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Over the next few years, the Pointer Sisters achieved their greatest commercial success.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1980, their single "<a href="/wiki/He%27s_So_Shy" title="He's So Shy">He's So Shy</a>", reached number three on the chart, and the following year "<a href="/wiki/Slow_Hand" title="Slow Hand">Slow Hand</a>" reached number two,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the UK Top Ten. The follow-up, "<a href="/wiki/Should_I_Do_It_(song)" title="Should I Do It (song)">Should I Do It</a>", featured a 1950s sound and became a major hit, peaking in the top 20 of the US Hot 100. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Perry" title="Richard Perry">Richard Perry</a> then sold Planet to <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a> in 1982. The group's next album after this merger would be <i><a href="/wiki/So_Excited!" title="So Excited!">So Excited!</a></i>, which featured the singles "American Music", a patriotic-themed, modernized take on the girl-group sound, and an early version of "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Excited" title="I'm So Excited">I'm So Excited</a>". Both of these singles charted in the US and were also successful in Australia. The group also made an appearance on the sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Gimme_a_Break!" title="Gimme a Break!">Gimme a Break!</a></i> in the episode "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Gimme_a_Break!_episodes" title="List of Gimme a Break! episodes">The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls</a>". </p><p>In 1983, the Pointer Sisters released <i><a href="/wiki/Break_Out_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)">Break Out</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the advent of <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, videos of the Pointer Sisters' songs began to be played in heavy rotation. In 1984, they achieved four US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> top 10 singles in a row.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "<a href="/wiki/Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)">Automatic</a>" reached No. 5; "<a href="/wiki/Jump_(For_My_Love)" title="Jump (For My Love)">Jump (For My Love)</a>" reached No. 3; a remix of "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Excited" title="I'm So Excited">I'm So Excited</a>" was added to the album almost a year into its shelf life and reached No. 9; and "<a href="/wiki/Neutron_Dance" title="Neutron Dance">Neutron Dance</a>", also featured on the <i><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Cop" title="Beverly Hills Cop">Beverly Hills Cop</a></i> soundtrack, reached No. 6. </p><p>"I Need You" had been the lead single from the album, and was a significant R&B hit, peaking at No. 13 on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Singles_%26_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks">R&B chart</a> and also becoming a moderate Hot 100 hit. The album's sixth and final single, "Baby Come and Get It", became a moderate Hot 100 hit and R&B hit. They received Grammy Awards for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Jump_(For_My_Love)" title="Jump (For My Love)">Jump (For My Love)</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Vocal_Arrangement_for_Two_or_More_Voices" title="Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices">Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)">Automatic</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would be the first Pointer Sisters album to feature six singles. The group later performed on the charity hit song "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_The_World" class="mw-redirect" title="We Are The World">We Are The World</a>" along with other major American recording acts. </p><p>In 1984, Ruth became a grandmother for the second time. </p><p>These Planet Records singles marked the end of their run of Top 10 hits in the US, although they did score a major hit with their subsequent <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Dare_Me_(song)" title="Dare Me (song)">Dare Me</a>", which reached number 11 in 1985. That song would also be the group's last Australian top 10 hit. Another single, "Goldmine", reached number 33 on the US Hot 100 in 1986. </p><p>In 1987, the Pointer Sisters starred in an NBC primetime special titled "Up All Night", which opened with footage of them performing "Jump" at one of their concerts, and which then followed the trio as they socialized and performed around the L.A. night scene. The special, which featured guest appearances by Bruce Willis, the McGuire Sisters, and Whoopi Goldberg, was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. The sisters also were featured in a lavish Diet Coke commercial, which aired during the program, and which presented them singing a soulful jingle about the soda. </p><p>The sisters eventually left RCA Records to record for Motown Records and SBK Records, releasing several group albums but these albums did not achieve the level of success of their earlier releases.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_years">Later years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Later years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ruth became a grandmother as "Break Out" reached success; Anita became a grandmother in 1990 when her only child Jada gave birth to Roxie. On September 8, 1990, Ruth married a man named Michael Sayles (born 1957). The sisters entertained US troops in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf</a> in 1991 with <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a>. By 1991, June had ended her thirteen-year marriage to William Oliver Whitmore II. In August 1993 at age 47 Ruth gave birth to twins Ali and Conor Sayles. 1994 saw the release of the Various Artists album <i><a href="/wiki/Rhythm,_Country_and_Blues" title="Rhythm, Country and Blues">Rhythm, Country and Blues</a></i> which featured duets of country artists with R&B artists. This album contains a duet with the Pointer Sisters and <a href="/wiki/Clint_Black" title="Clint Black">Clint Black</a> together on the classic song "<a href="/wiki/Chain_of_Fools" title="Chain of Fools">Chain of Fools</a>". </p><p>Also in 1994, the Pointer Sisters were honored with a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> and began touring with a production of the <a href="/wiki/Fats_Waller" title="Fats Waller">Fats Waller</a>-based musical <i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical)" title="Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)">Ain't Misbehavin'</a></i>. In 1995 Pointer Sisters recorded "Feel for the Physical" as a duet with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Anders" title="Thomas Anders">Thomas Anders</a> (of <a href="/wiki/Modern_Talking" title="Modern Talking">Modern Talking</a> fame) for his album <i><a href="/wiki/Souled_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Souled (album)">Souled</a></i>. They were also one of the featured acts at the <a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony" title="1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony">closing ceremony</a> of the <a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics" title="1996 Summer Olympics">1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta</a>. </p><p>In 1995–1996, the Pointer Sisters returned to their original jazzy incarnation touring nationally in <i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical)" title="Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)">Ain't Misbehavin'</a></i>. During this tour issues with June came to the fore as she missed many performances. <a href="/wiki/Understudy" title="Understudy">Understudy</a> Wendy Edmead replaced her on these occasions. In 2002, Ruth's daughter <a href="/wiki/Issa_Pointer" title="Issa Pointer">Issa Pointer</a> began performing with the Pointer Sisters in June's stead. On June 9, 2002, June and Bonnie performed as a duo on the bill at the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a> <a href="/wiki/Pride_parade" title="Pride parade">Gay Pride</a> Celebration the pair having been recruited by a promoter who had failed to recruit the official Pointer Sisters trio for the event.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The June/Bonnie appearance at San Jose Pride was promoted as a "Pointer Sisters" gig, with pictures of June performing with Anita and Ruth utilized in its promotion, causing Anita and Ruth to sue the promoter and other affiliates of the San Jose Pride gig. Neither Bonnie nor June was named in the suit.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bonnie and June performed as a duo at other Gay Pride celebrations and participated in the Get Up 'n' Dance <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> music tour in the summer of 2003, the duo being officially billed as "Bonnie and June Pointer, formerly of the Pointer Sisters". </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PointerSisters.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/PointerSisters.jpg/250px-PointerSisters.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="320" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/PointerSisters.jpg/500px-PointerSisters.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1018" data-file-height="1357" /></a><figcaption>The Pointer Sisters in a performance for cancer research in November 2006.</figcaption></figure> <p>In fall 2002, the Pointer Sisters played the <a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Proms" title="Night of the Proms">Night of the Proms</a> tour in Europe marking the inauguration of <a href="/wiki/Issa_Pointer" title="Issa Pointer">Issa Pointer</a>, the daughter of Ruth, as the replacement for June. Ruth would recall: "We sort of pulled a fast one by waiting until the last minute to inform the promoters of [the] roster change<small>...</small>because we didn't want to give them the chance to change their minds."<sup id="cite_ref-Still_So_Excited_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Still_So_Excited-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also said, "Anita and I had talked for some time about having Issa and [Anita's] daughter Jada alternate in the third spot in the lineup<small>...</small>Issa was chosen [to go] first because she had experience singing solo at a lot of New England-area functions."<sup id="cite_ref-Still_So_Excited_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Still_So_Excited-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issa's membership in the Pointer Sisters would remain constant until 2009, Jada having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the autumn of 2002 and dying June 10, 2003. </p><p>The Pointer Sisters recorded their first album with Issa rather than June in April 2004 with <i>The Pointer Sisters - Live in Billings</i> recorded at the Alberta Bair Theatre in <a href="/wiki/Billings,_Montana" title="Billings, Montana">Billings, Montana</a>. The first studio recording by the Pointer Sisters to feature Issa was "Christmas in New York" for YMC Records <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ymcrecords.com">www.ymcrecords.com</a> recorded in the summer of 2005 for release for the multi-artist seasonal release <i>Smooth & Soulful Christmas Collection</i> on YMC Records: "Christmas in New York" afforded the Pointer Sisters their last appearance on a <i>Billboard</i> chart to date, the track reaching #21 on the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary chart</a>. Christmas In New York was written by Nathan East and Chris Christian and produced by them.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group's next recording was a remake of the <a href="/wiki/Eurythmics" title="Eurythmics">Eurythmics</a>' "<a href="/wiki/Sisters_Are_Doin%27_It_for_Themselves" title="Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves">Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves</a>" recorded with <a href="/wiki/Natalia_(Belgian_singer)" title="Natalia (Belgian singer)">Natalia</a>: this track spent sixteen weeks in the Top 20 of Belgium's Flemish chart from October 2005 with a peak of #2. In 2008, Anita and Ruth recorded the last Pointer Sisters album to date <i>The Pointer Sisters Favorites</i> consisting of remakes of ten of the group's biggest hits: recorded in response to the group's failure to receive royalties from the inclusion of any Pointer Sisters' hits on multi-artist hits compilations, "...Favorites" was sold exclusively at the group's live gigs and at the website ThePointerSisters.com, but was added to iTunes in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In recent years, many Pointer Sisters songs have been covered by contemporary artists, such as "<a href="/wiki/Jump_(For_My_Love)" title="Jump (For My Love)">Jump (For My Love)</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Girls_Aloud" title="Girls Aloud">Girls Aloud</a>, which reached number two at the UK singles chart in 2003, "<a href="/wiki/Dare_Me_(song)" title="Dare Me (song)">Dare Me</a>" was turned into the dance smash "Stupidisco" by Belgian DJ <a href="/wiki/Junior_Jack" title="Junior Jack">Junior Jack</a>, indie band <a href="/wiki/Le_Tigre" title="Le Tigre">Le Tigre</a> covered in 2004 "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Excited" title="I'm So Excited">I'm So Excited</a>" on their third album <i><a href="/wiki/This_Island_(Le_Tigre_album)" title="This Island (Le Tigre album)">This Island</a></i>, and French DJ Muttonheads sampled "Back in My Arms" on his 2005 club hit "I'll Be There". In 2005, "Pinball Number Count" was re-edited for Coldcut's <a href="/wiki/Ninja_Tune" title="Ninja Tune">Ninja Tune</a> label, becoming a surprise dance hit. The same song has also been sampled by Venetian Snares of the Planet Mu record label.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most recently in 2007, Tommy Boy recording artist <a href="/wiki/Ultra_Nat%C3%A9" title="Ultra Naté">Ultra Naté</a> has released a dance-pop cover of "<a href="/wiki/Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)">Automatic</a>" that reached #1 at the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts. The same year, <a href="/wiki/How_Long_(Betcha%27_Got_a_Chick_on_the_Side)" title="How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)">How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)</a> was faithfully covered by Queen Latifah on her 2007 album "Travelin' Light". </p><p>On June 7, 2006, Anita guest-starred on <i><a href="/wiki/Celebrity_Duets" title="Celebrity Duets">Celebrity Duets</a></i> singing with <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a> gymnast <a href="/wiki/Carly_Patterson" title="Carly Patterson">Carly Patterson</a> on "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Excited" title="I'm So Excited">I'm So Excited</a>": on the following night's results show the duo's encore was "<a href="/wiki/Jump_(For_My_Love)" title="Jump (For My Love)">Jump (For My Love)</a>". </p><p>On August 4, 2009, Ruth, Anita and Bonnie stopped by The Kibitz Room at Canter's in Los Angeles and jammed with the band and Ruth's son Malik. They sang "<a href="/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)">Fire</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_Can" title="Yes We Can Can">Yes We Can Can</a>", and "Going Down Slowly".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 4, 2009, the Pointer Sisters played "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Excited" title="I'm So Excited">I'm So Excited</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Neutron_Dance" title="Neutron Dance">Neutron Dance</a>" on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> morning show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Early_Show" title="The Early Show">The Early Show</a></i> with Ruth's granddaughter, Sadako Johnson. Issa is currently pursuing a solo career. </p><p>While promoting an October 28, 2010, Detroit gig by the Pointer Sisters –then comprising Anita and Ruth and Sadako Pointer Johnson — Ruth Pointer, asked "Do you [and Anita] plan on recording an album with Sadako?", replied: "Hmm<small>...</small>not really. We talk about it from time to time, but the business has changed so much. It's not like the old days when you just have a record deal and go in the studio and record with a producer and then start promoting."<sup id="cite_ref-Pride_Source_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pride_Source-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same interview Ruth commented on the Pointer Sisters' profile having dropped in recent years: "We've performed a lot in Europe and Asia and Australia, and it's just that we haven't been very visible publicly in the [US]. We still do a lot of corporate parties and private parties because I mean, let's face it, those are the people that are in our own age group and know our songs."<sup id="cite_ref-Pride_Source_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pride_Source-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2011, the Pointer Sisters toured Australia and played one gig in New Zealand with a lineup consisting of Ruth, Sadako Johnson and Issa; the last-named was a last-minute and presumably temporary replacement for Anita, who did not feel up to travel due to an unnamed health concern.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruth, Sadako Johnson and Issa were the personnel for a February 11, 2012 Pointer Sisters concert in Metairie, Louisiana. At the July 6, 2012 Essence Fest show in New Orleans, Anita had rejoined the group, the lineup for that concert being Ruth, Anita and Sadako Johnson.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an August 2012 interview Ruth stated: "Anita has had some health issues recently so we try to give her a break when she needs it. When that happens we bring my daughter [Issa] in to fill in for her."<sup id="cite_ref-auto_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a later Pointer Sisters concert, performing with the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Columbus Symphony Orchestra">Columbus Symphony</a> on June 14, 2013 (and filling in for <a href="/wiki/Chaka_Khan" title="Chaka Khan">Chaka Khan</a> with a week's notice), the lineup was Anita, Ruth and Issa Pointer.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pointer Sisters were scheduled to play six Australian dates in May and June 2016 <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the lineup of Ruth, Issa and Sadako Johnson. Media reports indicated that Anita's health issues necessitated her retiring from the group.<sup id="cite_ref-News.com.au_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News.com.au-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a February 25, 2016 interview with News.com.au, Ruth said of the Pointer Sisters recent live performance history: "I'm almost inclined to call [the group's live engagements] pop-up engagements, not tours. We don't do the tours like we used to do back in the day. We'll leave that to the young folks, out on the road in buses for months at a time.<small>...</small>We still have a good time, we do a lot of corporate dates, a lot of casinos, special events, fundraisers, that's our audience. We're so glad [the Pointer Sisters's songs are] still relevant and people still want to hear them being sung and we love singing them."<sup id="cite_ref-News.com.au_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News.com.au-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pointer Sisters were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame" title="Vocal Group Hall of Fame">Vocal Group Hall of Fame</a> in 2005. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_lives">Personal lives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal lives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2000, the sisters lost their mother, Sarah.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, sister Anita lost her only child Jada to cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jada was the subject of the 1973 song "Jada". </p><p>On April 11, 2006, June, who suffered from drug addiction, died of cancer at the age of 52. According to a family statement, she was surrounded by Ruth and Anita as well as brothers <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Pointer" title="Aaron Pointer">Aaron</a> and Fritz. On May 4, 2006, Bonnie appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Tonight" title="Entertainment Tonight">Entertainment Tonight</a></i> saying the other sisters had not fulfilled June's burial wishes, instead having her cremated because it was cheaper. Bonnie also stated the sisters had not let her ride in the family car at the funeral. Anita and Ruth responded that Bonnie had demanded to rejoin the group and was upset that she had been rejected, and that June had left no instructions for her burial. The sisters seemed estranged from Bonnie until she joined Anita on the <i>Idol Radio Show</i> in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bonnie was arrested for allegedly possessing crack cocaine on November 18, 2011, in South Los Angeles, after the car she was riding in was pulled over for a mechanical malfunction.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She filed for divorce from Motown Records producer, Jeffrey Bowen, on July 1, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 8, 2020, she died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 69.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anita died from cancer on December 31, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_members">Current members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Current members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Pointer" title="Ruth Pointer">Ruth Pointer</a> (1972–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Issa_Pointer" title="Issa Pointer">Issa Pointer</a> (2002–2009, 2011–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadako_Pointer" title="Sadako Pointer">Sadako Pointer</a> (2009–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_members">Former members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Former members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Pointer" title="Anita Pointer">Anita Pointer</a> (1969–2015; died 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Pointer" title="Bonnie Pointer">Bonnie Pointer</a> (1969–1977, one-off in 2009; died 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Pointer" title="June Pointer">June Pointer</a> (1969–1977, 1978–2002; died 2006)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Timeline">Timeline</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_5xca8ba06qxst7yts0y5sw5j4tmcv7o"></map><img usemap="#timeline_5xca8ba06qxst7yts0y5sw5j4tmcv7o" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/5xca8ba06qxst7yts0y5sw5j4tmcv7o.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters_discography" title="The Pointer Sisters discography">The Pointer Sisters discography</a></div> <dl><dt>Studio albums</dt></dl> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters_(album)" title="The Pointer Sisters (album)">The Pointer Sisters</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_a_Plenty_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="That's a Plenty (Pointer Sisters album)">That's a Plenty</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steppin%27" title="Steppin'">Steppin'</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Having_a_Party_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Having a Party (Pointer Sisters album)">Having a Party</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Energy_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Energy (Pointer Sisters album)">Energy</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Priority_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Priority (Pointer Sisters album)">Priority</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Special_Things" title="Special Things">Special Things</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_%26_White_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Black & White (Pointer Sisters album)">Black & White</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Excited!" title="So Excited!">So Excited!</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Break_Out_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)">Break Out</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Contact_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Contact (Pointer Sisters album)">Contact</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Together" title="Hot Together">Hot Together</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Serious_Slammin%27" title="Serious Slammin'">Serious Slammin'</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Right_Rhythm_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Right Rhythm (Pointer Sisters album)">Right Rhythm</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Only_Sisters_Can_Do_That" title="Only Sisters Can Do That">Only Sisters Can Do That</a></i> (1993)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> are awarded annually by the <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Recording_Arts_and_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences">National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences</a>. The Pointer Sisters have received three awards from ten nominations.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Nominated work </th> <th>Award </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1974" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1974">1974</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Fairytale_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Fairytale (Pointer Sisters song)">Fairytale</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1976" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1976">1976</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/How_Long_(Betcha%27_Got_a_Chick_on_the_Side)" title="How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)">How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals">Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus</a></td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Live Your Life Before You Die"</td> <td>Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1981" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1981">1981</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/He%27s_So_Shy" title="He's So Shy">He's So Shy</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals">Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</a></td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1982" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1982">1982</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Slow_Hand" title="Slow Hand">Slow Hand</a>"</td> <td>Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_%26_White_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Black & White (Pointer Sisters album)">Black & White</a></i></td> <td>Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1985" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1985">1985</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Jump_(For_My_Love)" title="Jump (For My Love)">Jump (For My Love)</a>"</td> <td>Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)">Automatic</a>"</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Vocal_Arrangement_for_Two_or_More_Voices" title="Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices">Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1986" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1986">1986</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Contact_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Contact (Pointer Sisters album)">Contact</a></i></td> <td>Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1987" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1987">1987</a></td> <td><i>So Excited</i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Music_Video" title="Grammy Award for Best Music Video">Best Music Video, Short Form</a></td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="font-size:85%;"><b>Notes</b>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Pointer" title="Anita Pointer">Anita Pointer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Pointer" title="Bonnie Pointer">Bonnie Pointer</a> received an additional nomination as songwriters when "<a href="/wiki/Fairytale_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Fairytale (Pointer Sisters song)">Fairytale</a>" was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Song">Grammy Award for Best Country Song</a>.</li> <li>Nomination for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Music_Video" title="Grammy Award for Best Music Video">Best Music Video, Short Form</a> shared with producer/director <a href="/wiki/Richard_Perry" title="Richard Perry">Richard Perry</a>.</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Music_Awards">American Music Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: American Music Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Awards</a> is an annual awards ceremony created by <a href="/wiki/Dick_Clark" title="Dick Clark">Dick Clark</a> in 1973. The Pointer Sisters have received three awards from four nominations.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Nominated work </th> <th>Award </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1982" title="American Music Awards of 1982">1982</a></td> <td>The Pointer Sisters</td> <td>Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Pop/Rock)</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1985" title="American Music Awards of 1985">1985</a></td> <td>The Pointer Sisters</td> <td>Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Soul/R&B)</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Pointer Sisters</td> <td>Favorite Group Video Artist (Soul/R&B)</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1986" title="American Music Awards of 1986">1986</a></td> <td>The Pointer Sisters</td> <td>Favorite Group Video Artist (Soul/R&B)</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_Billboard_R%26B_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart">List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_dance_hits_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one dance hits (United States)">List of number-one dance hits (United States)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_U.S._dance_chart" class="mw-redirect" title="List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart">List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-obit-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-obit_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSimone_Sebastian2006" class="citation web cs1">Simone Sebastian (April 13, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/04/13/BAG99I8FQA1.DTL">"June Pointer - youngest sister in famed Oakland singing group"</a>. SFGate. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080112090542/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F04%2F13%2FBAG99I8FQA1.DTL">Archived</a> from the original on January 12, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 14,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=June+Pointer+-+youngest+sister+in+famed+Oakland+singing+group&rft.pub=SFGate&rft.date=2006-04-13&rft.au=Simone+Sebastian&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Farticle.cgi%3Ff%3D%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F04%2F13%2FBAG99I8FQA1.DTL&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists">"Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists: Page 1"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170707003540/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists">Archived</a> from the original on July 7, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=Greatest+of+All+Time+Top+Dance+Club+Artists%3A+Page+1&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fcharts%2Fgreatest-top-dance-club-artists&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-artists">"Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists: Page 1"</a>. <i>Billboard</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180213183951/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-artists">Archived</a> from the original on February 13, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=Greatest+of+All+Time+Hot+100+Artists%3A+Page+1&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fcharts%2Fgreatest-hot-100-artists&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-women-artists">"Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Women Artists: Page 1"</a>. <i>Billboard</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180205193444/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-women-artists">Archived</a> from the original on February 5, 2018.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Billboard&rft.atitle=Greatest+of+All+Time+Hot+100+Women+Artists%3A+Page+1&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fcharts%2Fgreatest-hot-100-women-artists&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LarkinSM-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LarkinSM_5-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFColin_Larkin1993" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Colin_Larkin_(writer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colin Larkin (writer)">Colin Larkin</a>, ed. (1993). <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Encyclopedia of Popular Music">The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music</a></i> (First ed.). <a href="/wiki/Guinness_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness Publishing">Guinness Publishing</a>. pp. 200/1. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85112-733-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-85112-733-9"><bdi>0-85112-733-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Guinness+Who%27s+Who+of+Soul+Music&rft.pages=200%2F1&rft.edition=First&rft.pub=Guinness+Publishing&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=0-85112-733-9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oaklandtech.com/staff/centennial/2015/04/16/pointer-sisters-63-65-68/">"The Pointer Sisters"</a>. <i>School Historical Archive</i>. April 16, 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120857/http://oaklandtech.com/staff/centennial/2015/04/16/pointer-sisters-63-65-68/">Archived</a> from the original on March 4, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 24,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=School+Historical+Archive&rft.atitle=The+Pointer+Sisters&rft.date=2015-04-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Foaklandtech.com%2Fstaff%2Fcentennial%2F2015%2F04%2F16%2Fpointer-sisters-63-65-68%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/fairytale-the-pointer-sisters-family-story">"Library Journal"</a>. <i>www.libraryjournal.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 1,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.libraryjournal.com&rft.atitle=Library+Journal&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.libraryjournal.com%2Freview%2Ffairytale-the-pointer-sisters-family-story&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFUn" class="citation web cs1">Un. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.myspace.com/malikpointer">"Malik Pointer | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's"</a>. Myspace.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160306011850/https://myspace.com/malikpointer">Archived</a> from the original on March 6, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 23,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Malik+Pointer+%26%23124%3B+Gratis+muziek%2C+tourneedata%2C+foto%27s%2C+video%27s&rft.pub=Myspace.com&rft.au=Un&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myspace.com%2Fmalikpointer&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWikane2009" class="citation web cs1">Wikane, Christian John (March 5, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/69226-still-so-excited-an-interview-with-ruth-pointer">"Still So Excited: An Interview with Ruth Pointer"</a>. <i>PopMatters</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121108043209/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/69226-still-so-excited-an-interview-with-ruth-pointer/">Archived</a> from the original on November 8, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 22,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PopMatters&rft.atitle=Still+So+Excited%3A+An+Interview+with+Ruth+Pointer&rft.date=2009-03-05&rft.aulast=Wikane&rft.aufirst=Christian+John&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popmatters.com%2Fpm%2Ffeature%2F69226-still-so-excited-an-interview-with-ruth-pointer&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto1-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto1_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://music.yahoo.com/pointer-sisters/news/two-pointer-sisters-sue-promoter-over-use-of-name--12046107">"The Pointer Sisters News"</a>. <i>Yahoo! Music</i>. August 20, 2002<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 23,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Yahoo%21+Music&rft.atitle=The+Pointer+Sisters+News&rft.date=2002-08-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmusic.yahoo.com%2Fpointer-sisters%2Fnews%2Ftwo-pointer-sisters-sue-promoter-over-use-of-name--12046107&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Still_So_Excited-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Still_So_Excited_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Still_So_Excited_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFPointerTerrill2016" class="citation book cs1">Pointer, Ruth; Terrill, Marshall (2016). <i>Still So Excited!: my life as a Pointer Sister</i>. Chicago: Triumph Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781629371450" title="Special:BookSources/9781629371450"><bdi>9781629371450</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Still+So+Excited%21%3A+my+life+as+a+Pointer+Sister&rft.place=Chicago&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=9781629371450&rft.aulast=Pointer&rft.aufirst=Ruth&rft.au=Terrill%2C+Marshall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto2-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto2_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto2_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFbenbenn2008" class="citation web cs1">benbenn (December 23, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/23/pointer-sisters-still-available-inauguration/">"Pointer Sisters still available for inauguration - Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 | 2 a.m."</a> <i>Las Vegas Sun</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034332/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/23/pointer-sisters-still-available-inauguration/">Archived</a> from the original on December 3, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 23,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Las+Vegas+Sun&rft.atitle=Pointer+Sisters+still+available+for+inauguration+-+Tuesday%2C+Dec.+23%2C+2008+%26%23124%3B+2+a.m.&rft.date=2008-12-23&rft.au=benbenn&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lasvegassun.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2Fdec%2F23%2Fpointer-sisters-still-available-inauguration%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.whosampled.com/sample/48694/Venetian-Snares-Twelve-Pointer-Sisters-Pinball-Number-Count/">"Venetian Snares's 'Twelve' - Discover the Sample Source"</a>. <i>WhoSampled</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 18,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WhoSampled&rft.atitle=Venetian+Snares%27s+%27Twelve%27+-+Discover+the+Sample+Source&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whosampled.com%2Fsample%2F48694%2FVenetian-Snares-Twelve-Pointer-Sisters-Pinball-Number-Count%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.thepointersisters.com/recentphotos.html">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081004195320/http://www.thepointersisters.com/recentphotos.html">Archived</a> October 4, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/AvarieShevin">"AvarieShevin"</a>. YouTube. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140920214626/http://www.youtube.com/user/AvarieShevin">Archived</a> from the original on September 20, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 23,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AvarieShevin&rft.pub=YouTube&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FAvarieShevin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Pride_Source-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Pride_Source_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Pride_Source_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=43726">"Pointer Sisters 'Jump' to Detroit"</a>. PrideSource.com. October 21, 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160416171223/http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=43726">Archived</a> from the original on April 16, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 4,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pointer+Sisters+%27Jump%27+to+Detroit&rft.pub=PrideSource.com&rft.date=2010-10-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pridesource.com%2Farticle.html%3Farticle%3D43726&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Sydney Morning Herald</i> (smh.com.au) November 16, 2011 "Pointer Sisters are keeping it all in the family for the next generation"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMaterville_Studios2012" class="citation web cs1">Materville Studios (August 8, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Ruth-Pointer-keeps-music-in-the-family/38981.html">"Ruth Pointer keeps music in the family"</a>. <i>Windy City Times</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121008220417/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Ruth-Pointer-keeps-music-in-the-family/38981.html">Archived</a> from the original on October 8, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 22,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Windy+City+Times&rft.atitle=Ruth+Pointer+keeps+music+in+the+family&rft.date=2012-08-08&rft.au=Materville+Studios&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.windycitymediagroup.com%2Flgbt%2FRuth-Pointer-keeps-music-in-the-family%2F38981.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/06/14/Concert-review-Pointer-sisters-symphony.html">"Concert review - The Pointer Sisters with the Columbus Symphony: Trio provides hot opener to summer"</a>. <i>Dispatch.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130708085744/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/06/14/Concert-review-Pointer-sisters-symphony.html">Archived</a> from the original on July 8, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 23,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Dispatch.com&rft.atitle=Concert+review+-+The+Pointer+Sisters+with+the+Columbus+Symphony%3A+Trio+provides+hot+opener+to+summer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Fcontent%2Fstories%2Flocal%2F2013%2F06%2F14%2FConcert-review-Pointer-sisters-symphony.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCiulla" class="citation web cs1">Ciulla, Paul. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thepointersisters.com/calendar">"Calendar"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160413070337/http://www.thepointersisters.com/calendar">Archived</a> from the original on April 13, 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Calendar&rft.aulast=Ciulla&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fthepointersisters.com%2Fcalendar&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-News.com.au-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-News.com.au_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-News.com.au_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books-magazines/books/ruth-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-on-her-cocaine-addiction-and-escaping-scientology-rehab/news-story/3599b075e331eeb72ddc6e33c8ee94f3">"Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters on her cocaine addiction and escaping Scientology rehab"</a>. <i>News</i>. News.com.au. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160404064340/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books-magazines/books/ruth-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-on-her-cocaine-addiction-and-escaping-scientology-rehab/news-story/3599b075e331eeb72ddc6e33c8ee94f3">Archived</a> from the original on April 4, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 4,</span> 2016</span>. <q>(quote) The Pointer Sisters' line-up has become so fluid that Ruth is now the only original member. June was kicked out of the band in 2004 due to ongoing crack cocaine use. While she entered rehab, she eventually died in 2006 after a battle with cancer. Anita left the band after medical issues following chemotherapy left her unable to tour</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=News&rft.atitle=Ruth+Pointer+of+the+Pointer+Sisters+on+her+cocaine+addiction+and+escaping+Scientology+rehab&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fbooks-magazines%2Fbooks%2Fruth-pointer-of-the-pointer-sisters-on-her-cocaine-addiction-and-escaping-scientology-rehab%2Fnews-story%2F3599b075e331eeb72ddc6e33c8ee94f3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/pointer-sisters-coming-to-jupiters-on-may-28/news-story/0d6a2d849673d12161da7c8f6d2881cb">"Pointer sisters coming to Jupiters on May 28"</a>. GoldCoastBulletin.com.au<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 4,</span> 2016</span>. <q>(quote) June, whose crack cocaine addiction saw her kicked out of the group in 2004, died from cancer in 2006, and medical problems following chemotherapy treatment left Anita unable to tour. Now composed of Ruth, her daughter Issa and granddaughter Sadako, the Pointer Sisters play Jupiters Theatre on May 28</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pointer+sisters+coming+to+Jupiters+on+May+28&rft.pub=GoldCoastBulletin.com.au&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldcoastbulletin.com.au%2Fnews%2Fgold-coast%2Fpointer-sisters-coming-to-jupiters-on-may-28%2Fnews-story%2F0d6a2d849673d12161da7c8f6d2881cb&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFTerrillPointer2016" class="citation book cs1">Terrill, Marshall; Pointer, Ruth (February 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LtxZCwAAQBAJ&q=Mom+died&pg=PT8"><i>Still So Excited! My Life as a Pointer Sister</i></a>. Triumph Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-63319-342-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-63319-342-0"><bdi>978-1-63319-342-0</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 13,</span> 2024</span> – via Google Books.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Still+So+Excited%21+My+Life+as+a+Pointer+Sister&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2016-02&rft.isbn=978-1-63319-342-0&rft.aulast=Terrill&rft.aufirst=Marshall&rft.au=Pointer%2C+Ruth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DLtxZCwAAQBAJ%26q%3DMom%2Bdied%26pg%3DPT8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFTerrillPointer2016" class="citation book cs1">Terrill, Marshall; Pointer, Ruth (February 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LtxZCwAAQBAJ&q=Jada%27s+death&pg=PT8"><i>Still So Excited! My Life as a Pointer Sister</i></a>. Triumph Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-63319-342-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-63319-342-0"><bdi>978-1-63319-342-0</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 13,</span> 2024</span> – via Google Books.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Still+So+Excited%21+My+Life+as+a+Pointer+Sister&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2016-02&rft.isbn=978-1-63319-342-0&rft.aulast=Terrill&rft.aufirst=Marshall&rft.au=Pointer%2C+Ruth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DLtxZCwAAQBAJ%26q%3DJada%2527s%2Bdeath%26pg%3DPT8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529221651/http://www.podfeed.net/episode/IDOL+RADIO+SHOW/744118">"Idol Radio Show 05/25/2007"</a>. idolradioshow.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 25,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Idol+Radio+Show+05%2F25%2F2007&rft.pub=idolradioshow.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.podfeed.net%2Fepisode%2FIDOL%2BRADIO%2BSHOW%2F744118&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121191207/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8376617/pointer-sister-arrested-for-crack-possession">"Pointer Sister arrested for crack possession"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8376617/pointer-sister-arrested-for-crack-possession">the original</a> on November 21, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 1,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pointer+Sister+arrested+for+crack+possession&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ninemsn.com.au%2Fworld%2F8376617%2Fpointer-sister-arrested-for-crack-possession&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/01/bonnie-pointer-divorce-sisters/">"Bonnie Pointer: I'm Not So Excited Anymore ... My Marriage Is Over"</a>. <i>TMZ</i>. July 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140703130118/http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/01/bonnie-pointer-divorce-sisters">Archived</a> from the original on July 3, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 4,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TMZ&rft.atitle=Bonnie+Pointer%3A+I%27m+Not+So+Excited+Anymore+...+My+Marriage+Is+Over&rft.date=2014-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2014%2F07%2F01%2Fbonnie-pointer-divorce-sisters%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/arts/music/bonnie-pointer-dead.html">"Bonnie Pointer, a Founder of Sisters' Vocal Group, Dies at 69"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i>. June 9, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 13,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Bonnie+Pointer%2C+a+Founder+of+Sisters%27+Vocal+Group%2C+Dies+at+69&rft.date=2020-06-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F06%2F09%2Farts%2Fmusic%2Fbonnie-pointer-dead.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/obituaries/anita-pointer-dead.html">"Anita Pointer, Frequent Lead Singer of Famed Sister Act, Dies at 74"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i>. January 1, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 13,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Anita+Pointer%2C+Frequent+Lead+Singer+of+Famed+Sister+Act%2C+Dies+at+74&rft.date=2023-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%2F01%2F01%2Fobituaries%2Fanita-pointer-dead.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grammy.com/artists/pointer-sisters/14648">"The Pointer Sisters"</a>. <i>Grammy.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 28,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Grammy.com&rft.atitle=The+Pointer+Sisters&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grammy.com%2Fartists%2Fpointer-sisters%2F14648&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=all&query=Pointer%20Sisters&x=18&y=12">"Entertainment Awards Database"</a>. theenvelope.latimes.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 22,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Entertainment+Awards+Database&rft.pub=theenvelope.latimes.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftheenvelope.latimes.com%2Ffactsheets%2Fawardsdb%2Fenv-awards-db-search%2C0%2C7169155.htmlstory%3Fsearchtype%3Dall%26query%3DPointer%2520Sisters%26x%3D18%26y%3D12&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Pointer+Sisters" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/60px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Pointer_Sisters" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:The Pointer Sisters">The Pointer Sisters</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thepointersisters.com">Official website</a> www.ThePointerSisters.com</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5161">The Pointer Sisters</a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="AllMusic (identifier)">AllMusic</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/Pointer+Sisters">The Pointer Sisters</a> discography at <a href="/wiki/Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1429298/">The Pointer Sisters</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1256394678">@media screen{.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-solo .navbox-title{background-color:#f0e68c}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-non-vocal .navbox-title{background-color:#f4bf92}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-non-perform .navbox-title{background-color:#bfe0bf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-group .navbox-title{background-color:#b0c4de}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-cover .navbox-title{background-color:#d8bfd8}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-classical .navbox-title{background-color:#b0e0e6}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-temp .navbox-title{background-color:#d3d3d3}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)}html.skin-theme-clienpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-title{background-color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clienpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist .navbox-title{background-color:inherit}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-group" aria-labelledby="The_Pointer_Sisters225" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:The_Pointer_Sisters" title="Template:The Pointer Sisters"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:The_Pointer_Sisters" title="Template talk:The Pointer Sisters"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:The_Pointer_Sisters" title="Special:EditPage/Template:The Pointer Sisters"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="The_Pointer_Sisters225" class="fn org" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Pointer Sisters</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Pointer" title="Ruth Pointer">Ruth Pointer</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Issa_Pointer" title="Issa Pointer">Issa Pointer</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sadako_Pointer" title="Sadako Pointer">Sadako Pointer</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Pointer" title="Bonnie Pointer">Bonnie Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Pointer" title="June Pointer">June Pointer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Pointer" title="Anita Pointer">Anita Pointer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters_(album)" title="The Pointer Sisters (album)">The Pointer Sisters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_a_Plenty_(album)" title="That's a Plenty (album)">That's a Plenty</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steppin%27" title="Steppin'">Steppin'</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Having_a_Party_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Having a Party (Pointer Sisters album)">Having a Party</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Energy_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Energy (Pointer Sisters album)">Energy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Priority_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Priority (Pointer Sisters album)">Priority</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Special_Things" title="Special Things">Special Things</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_%26_White_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Black & White (Pointer Sisters album)">Black & White</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/So_Excited!" title="So Excited!">So Excited!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Break_Out_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)">Break Out</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Contact_(Pointer_Sisters_album)" title="Contact (Pointer Sisters album)">Contact</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Together" title="Hot Together">Hot Together</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Serious_Slammin%27" title="Serious Slammin'">Serious Slammin'</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Right_Rhythm" title="Right Rhythm">Right Rhythm</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Only_Sisters_Can_Do_That" title="Only Sisters Can Do That">Only Sisters Can Do That</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Opera_House" title="Live at the Opera House">Live at the Opera House</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_the_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Best of the Pointer Sisters">The Best of the Pointer Sisters</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Yes_We_Can_Can" title="Yes We Can Can">Yes We Can Can</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wang_Dang_Doodle" title="Wang Dang Doodle">Wang Dang Doodle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Steam_Heat" title="Steam Heat">Steam Heat</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fairytale_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Fairytale (Pointer Sisters song)">Fairytale</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Long_(Betcha%27_Got_a_Chick_on_the_Side)" title="How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)">How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fire_(Bruce_Springsteen_song)" title="Fire (Bruce Springsteen song)">Fire</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Is_a_Star" title="Everybody Is a Star">Everybody Is a Star</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happiness_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Happiness (Pointer Sisters song)">Happiness</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/He%27s_So_Shy" title="He's So Shy">He's So Shy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Slow_Hand" title="Slow Hand">Slow Hand</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Should_I_Do_It_(song)" title="Should I Do It (song)">Should I Do It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_So_Excited" title="I'm So Excited">I'm So Excited</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)" title="Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)">Automatic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jump_(For_My_Love)" title="Jump (For My Love)">Jump (For My Love)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Neutron_Dance" title="Neutron Dance">Neutron Dance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dare_Me_(song)" title="Dare Me (song)">Dare Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sisters_Are_Doin%27_It_for_Themselves" title="Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves">Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/Natalia_(Belgian_singer)" title="Natalia (Belgian singer)">Natalia</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters_discography" title="The Pointer Sisters discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinball_Number_Count" title="Pinball Number Count">Pinball Number Count</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R&amp;B_Band/Duo/Group61" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Band/Duo/Group" title="Template:American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Band/Duo/Group" title="Template talk:American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Band/Duo/Group" title="Special:EditPage/Template:American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R&amp;B_Band/Duo/Group61" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Favorite_Soul/R%26B_Band/Duo/Group" title="American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group">American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodores" title="Commodores">Commodores</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Kool & the Gang</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Kool & the Gang</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1984)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Pointer Sisters</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Kool & the Gang</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Edition" title="New Edition">New Edition</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameo_(band)" title="Cameo (band)">Cameo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_O%27Jays" title="The O'Jays">The O'Jays</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9!" title="Tony! Toni! Toné!">Tony! Toni! Toné!</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Biv_DeVoe" title="Bell Biv DeVoe">Bell Biv DeVoe</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Edition" title="New Edition">New Edition</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-Ci_%26_JoJo" title="K-Ci & JoJo">K-Ci & JoJo</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers" title="The Isley Brothers">The Isley Brothers</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1161836#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata2009" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1161836#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata2009" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1161836#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.org/isni/0000000121622763">ISNI</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/1943149198324274940001">VIAF</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/816223-2">Germany</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n83187914">United States</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139058445">France</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139058445">BnF data</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35508547">Australia</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Pointer Sisters"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?func=find-c&local_base=aut&ccl_term=ica=xx0027835&CON_LNG=ENG">Czech Republic</a></span></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://datos.bne.es/resource/XX133181">Spain</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://katalog.nsk.hr/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000415028&local_base=nsk10">Croatia</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nli.org.il/en/authorities/987007451676805171">Israel</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:au:finaf:000178937">Finland</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://musicbrainz.org/artist/81bac815-97c5-4723-8f0b-4d8edfad1010">MusicBrainz</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grammy.com/artists/pointer-sisters/14648">Grammy Awards</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/978635">Trove</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.idref.fr/080879551">IdRef</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&oldid=1279054778">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&oldid=1279054778</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Motown_artists" title="Category:Motown artists">Motown artists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Atlantic_Records_artists" title="Category:Atlantic Records artists">Atlantic Records artists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Blue_Thumb_Records_artists" title="Category:Blue Thumb Records artists">Blue Thumb Records artists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Family_musical_groups" title="Category:Family musical groups">Family musical groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Grammy_Award_winners" title="Category:Grammy Award winners">Grammy Award winners</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musical_trios_from_California" title="Category:Musical trios from California">Musical trios from California</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Sibling_musical_trios" title="Category:Sibling musical trios">Sibling musical trios</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Sibling_musical_quartets" title="Category:Sibling musical quartets">Sibling musical quartets</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Crossover_(music)" title="Category:Crossover (music)">Crossover (music)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_disco_groups" title="Category:American disco groups">American disco groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_dance_music_groups" title="Category:American dance music groups">American dance music groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_funk_musical_groups" title="Category:American funk musical groups">American funk musical groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_soul_musical_groups" title="Category:American soul musical groups">American soul musical groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_disco_girl_groups" title="Category:American disco girl groups">American disco girl groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_R%26B_girl_groups" title="Category:American R&B girl groups">American R&B girl groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:African-American_girl_groups" title="Category:African-American girl groups">African-American girl groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musical_groups_from_Oakland,_California" title="Category:Musical groups from Oakland, California">Musical groups from Oakland, California</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musical_groups_established_in_1969" title="Category:Musical groups established in 1969">Musical groups established in 1969</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musical_groups_from_the_San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="Category:Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area">Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pointer_family_(show_business)" title="Category:Pointer family (show business)">Pointer family (show business)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_women_in_electronic_music" title="Category:American women in electronic music">American women in electronic music</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Vocal_quartets" title="Category:Vocal quartets">Vocal quartets</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Vocal_trios" title="Category:Vocal trios">Vocal trios</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1970_establishments_in_California" title="Category:1970 establishments in California">1970 establishments in California</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Oakland_Technical_High_School_alumni" title="Category:Oakland Technical High School alumni">Oakland Technical High School alumni</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Sister_trios" title="Category:Sister trios">Sister trios</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Sister_quartets" title="Category:Sister quartets">Sister quartets</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_the_EasyTimeline_extension" title="Category:Pages using the EasyTimeline extension">Pages using the EasyTimeline extension</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_wayback_links" title="Category:Webarchive template wayback links">Webarchive template wayback links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1:_unfit_URL" title="Category:CS1: unfit URL">CS1: unfit URL</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_February_2019" title="Category:Use mdy dates from February 2019">Use mdy dates from February 2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_hCards" title="Category:Articles with hCards">Articles with hCards</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_is_on_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link is on Wikidata">Commons category link is on Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 6 March 2025, at 06:30<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Pointer_Sisters&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://www.wikimedia.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia.svg" width="25" height="25" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" lang="en" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" width="88" height="31"><img src="/w/resources/assets/mediawiki_compact.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" lang="en" width="25" height="25" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-header-container vector-sticky-header-container"> <div id="vector-sticky-header" class="vector-sticky-header"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-start"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-start vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" aria-hidden="true"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-sticky-header-search-toggle" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.vector-sticky-search-form.icon"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </button> </div> <div role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box"> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="vector-sticky-search-form" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia"> <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-sticky-header-toc vector-sticky-header-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-sticky-header-toc-label" for="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar-primary" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="mw-page-title-main">The Pointer Sisters</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-end" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icons"> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-talk-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="talk-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbles mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbles"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-subject-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="subject-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-article mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-article"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-history-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="history-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-history mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-history"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only mw-watchlink" id="ca-watchstar-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="watch-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-star mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-star"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="wikitext-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikiText mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-wikiText"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-ve-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-edit mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-edit"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-viewsource-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-protected-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-editLock mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-editLock"></span> <span></span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-buttons"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet mw-interlanguage-selector" id="p-lang-btn-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-language"></span> <span>30 languages</span> </button> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive" id="ca-addsection-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="addsection-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbleAdd-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbleAdd-progressive"></span> <span>Add topic</span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-end"> <div class="vector-user-links"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mw-portlet mw-portlet-dock-bottom emptyPortlet" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul> </ul> </div> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-746bf496b-7scl4","wgBackendResponseTime":145,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.947","walltime":"3.169","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3444,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":96607,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":5393,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":13,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":3,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":139234,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 2993.527 1 -total"," 12.45% 372.647 1 Template:Reflist"," 7.86% 235.344 20 Template:Cite_web"," 4.75% 142.341 1 Template:Infobox_musical_artist"," 4.50% 134.730 1 Template:Infobox"," 3.98% 119.225 1 Template:Authority_control"," 3.85% 115.188 1 Template:The_Pointer_Sisters"," 3.80% 113.760 1 Template:Short_description"," 3.52% 105.486 1 Template:Navbox_musical_artist"," 3.14% 93.854 1 Template:Commons_category"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.545","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":6163640,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.eqiad.main-65bf7dbd64-jttmm","timestamp":"20250325193856","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"The Pointer Sisters","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Pointer_Sisters","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q1161836","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q1161836","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2004-03-23T13:42:09Z","dateModified":"2025-03-06T06:30:29Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/44\/The_Pointer_Sisters_-_Cash_Box_magazine.jpg","headline":"American family R&B vocal group"}</script> </body> </html>