Bonnie Pointer
Bonnie Pointer (born July 11, 1950 in East Oakland , California - † June 8, 2020 in Los Angeles ) was an American singer . She became known as part of the group The Pointer Sisters .
Bonnie Pointer formed a singing duo with her sister June in 1969. Two more sisters joined later, Anita and Ruth; together they formed the group The Pointer Sisters. The four sisters appeared in 1971, initially as a nostalgic act between 40s jazz , Dixieland and big band , funk , R&B and country to collect great success. The quartet won a 1974 Grammy for the country song Fairytale ; Bonnie wrote the song with her sister June. This hit helped The Pointer Sisters appear as an African American band on the popular country show Grand Ole Opry .
Bonnie Pointer recorded a total of five albums with her sisters before she left the group in 1978 to record solo records in the future. She signed a deal with Motown and released two albums in 1978 and 1979, simply called Bonnie Pointer . The single Heaven Must Have Sent You (USA # 11, R&B # 52) was a huge hit, especially in US nightclubs. Disputes with her record company prevented further success in the following years.
It wasn't until 1984 that Bonnie Pointer made a modest comeback . The record label Private I signed her for the album If the Price Is Right . The LP mainly contains high-energy and disco pieces. With the single Your Touch she had a small hit in the US R&B charts (# 35). In the same year she contributed the songs Heaven and The Beast in Me (1985, R&B # 87) to the soundtrack of the dance epic Heavenly Bodies . Since she did not have any major success, Bonnie Pointer disappeared again from the music industry.
She performed occasionally in the 1990s - with her sisters, among others. She was there in 1994 when the Pointer Sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . She was also a frequent guest at numerous American gay pride events.
In 2020, Bonnie Pointer died of a heart attack at the age of 69 .
Individual proof
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^ Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters Dead at 69. In: TMZ.com . June 8, 2020, accessed June 9, 2020 . World hit "I'm So Excited": US singer Bonnie Pointer of the Pointer Sisters dies. In: Spiegel Online . June 9, 2020, accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Popmusik: Bonnie Pointer is dead. Accessed June 30, 2020 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pointer, Bonnie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Oakland , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 2020 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |