Bonnie Pointer, a founding member of the R&B vocal group the Pointer Sisters, has died aged 69.
Her publicist, Roger Neal, confirmed the cause of death as cardiac arrest. “Our family is devastated," Bonnie's sister Anita told the Associated Press. “On behalf of my siblings and I and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time."
Bonnie and her late sister June began the Pointer Sisters story in the late ‘60s by performing together as a duo, having grown up singing at their father’s church in Oakland, California. Over time they were joined by their siblings Anita and Ruth, releasing their self-titled bow in 1973.
The following year, the Pointer Sisters put out their second album ‘That's a Plenty’. It was home to Fairytale, a co-write by Bonnie and Anita that would win a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group and pave the way for a groundbreaking performance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
Bonnie released four albums with the group but left in 1977 to pursue a solo career with Motown. In 1979 she had a top 20 hit with a disco version of the Elgins’ Heaven Must Have Sent You, lifted from the first of her four albums under her own name.
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