Three-time Grammy winning group The Pointer Sisters are mourning the sudden loss of their very own Bonnie Pointer. The co-founder of one of the most legendary R&B groups to exist, Patricia Eva Bonnie Pointer was only 69 years old when she died from cardiac arrest, according to publicist Roger Neal.
“Our family is devastated, on behalf of my siblings and I and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time,” Anita Pointer said. “Bonnie was my best friend and we talked every day. We never had a fight in our life. I already miss her and I will see her again one day.”
As most groups did back in the day, the Pointer Sisters started in the church where their father ministered. Bonnie and her younger sister June Pointer would create the duo music group The Pointers in 1969. Soon, the other two sisters, Anita and Ruth, would join the group.
The Oakland, California based quartet released their first album in 1973. Their first major hit came with “Yes We Can Can”.
The Pointer Sisters would go on to release 15 studio albums over a span of four decades. Bonnie would pursue a solo career in 1977, later earning a Top 20 hit for “Heaven Must Have Sent You”, a disco cover of The Elgins’ song of the same name.
In 1978, Bonnie inked a deal with Motown Records, but continued to write songs for the Pointer Sisters. She recorded four solo albums, Bonnie Pointer Red Album (1978), Bonnie Pointer Purple Album (1979), If The Price Is Right (1984) and Like A Picasso (2011).
