(1950-07-11)July 11, 1950 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died
June 8, 2020(2020-06-08) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Soul
R&B
disco
funk
Occupation(s)
Singer
Years active
1969–2020
Labels
Atlantic
Blue Thumb
ABC
Motown
Private I
Musical artist
Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950– June 8, 2020)[1] was an American singer, best known for having been a member of the vocal group, the Pointer Sisters. Pointer scored several moderate solo hits after leaving the Pointer Sisters in 1977, including a disco cover of the Elgins' "Heaven Must Have Sent You" which became a U.S. top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.[2]
^Barsanti, Sam (June 8, 2020). "R.I.P. Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
^"Bonnie Pointer". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
Eva "Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 – June 8, 2020) was an American singer, best known for having been a member of the vocal group, the Pointer Sisters...
group had its origins when sisters June and BonniePointer began performing in clubs in 1969 as "Pointers Au Pair". The line-up grew to a trio when sister...
deaths of Bonnie and Anita Pointer in 2020 and 2022 respectively, Ruth Pointer is the last surviving founding member of The Pointer Sisters. Pointer has been...
which caused her to have depression. In 1969, she and sister Bonnie founded the Pointers. The duo sang at numerous clubs, then became a trio later that...
High School band. In 1969, Pointer quit her job as a secretary to join her younger sisters Bonnie and June to form the Pointer Sisters. Their sister Ruth...
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as of 2016, manages a U.S. Cellular store in Walpole, Massachusetts. BonniePointer (1979) Pipedream (1979) Zipper Catches Skin (1982) No Parole from Rock...
recorded by The Elgins in 1966. It was also a 1979 disco hit single by BonniePointer. The version by the Elgins, released on the Motown subsidiary V.I.P...
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their early careers on radical rearrangements of contemporary hits. BonniePointer performed disco and Motown-styled versions of "Heaven Must Have Sent...
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (/reɪt/; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled...
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Fritz Pointer, a college professor and author, and older brother of Ruth, Anita, Bonnie, and June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters. Aaron Pointer grew up...
vocals by Anita Pointer Background vocals by Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, BonniePointer and June Pointer Written by Allen Toussaint Produced by David Rubinson...
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