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- Birth nameAnita Marie Pointer
- Soul and R&B singer/songwriter Anita Marie Pointer was born on January 28, 1948 in Oakland, California. She's the second eldest member of the extremely popular and successful soul/R&B group The Pointer Sisters. Anita got married at age 17. In 1969 she quit her job as a secretary at a legal office in order to pursue a professional singing career. In 1972 she joined her siblings Ruth and Bonnie as a member of The Pointer Sisters. Anita has co-written many songs for The Pointer Sisters (said songs include the Grammy Award-winning breakthrough 1974 hit "Fairytale" and the rousing smash "I'm So Excited"). Moreover, Anita wrote the song "Step by Step" for smooth jazz musician Jeff Lorber. "Too Many Times," her duet with country singer Earl Thomas Conley, peaked at #2 on the country charts in 1986. In 1987 Anita released the solo album "Love For What It Is;" the song "Overnight Success" reached #41 on the R&B charts. Anita was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2003 Anita tragically lost her only daughter Jada to cancer (Jada was the subject of the 1975 song by The Pointer Sisters of the same name). In 2005 Anita recorded the song "Take Me Home" for an all-star tribute to Cher on Cleopatra Records. Besides singing and writing songs, Anita is also a painter and a collector of black memorabilia. Anita Baker still continues to sing with The Pointer Sisters along with her sister Ruth and Ruth's daughter Issa.- IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders
- Anita Pointer is an American R&B/Soul singer-songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning vocal group The Pointer Sisters.
Anita was born in Oakland, California. Pointer's parents were natives of Arkansas. As a result, her family traveled by car almost yearly from California to Arkansas to visit Pointer's grandparents who lived in Prescott. During that time, her mother allowed her to stay with her grandparents in order to attend fifth grade at McRae Elementary, seventh grade at McRae Jr. High, and tenth grade at McRae High School. While in Prescott, she played alto sax as a member of the McRae High School Band. In 1969, she quit her job as a secretary to join her younger sisters Bonnie and June to form The Pointer Sisters.
Anita and her sisters found fame in 1973, when the Anita-led "Yes We Can Can" reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1974, Anita's writing talents helped the group make music history when "Fairytale" became a hit on the country music charts and enabled The Pointer Sisters to become the first black female group to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. "Fairytale" won the group its first Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group, and a Grammy Nomination for the Best Country Song of the year in 1975.
In 1994, Anita and her sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 1998, Anita was singularly inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. Anita continued to write, record, and perform, maintaining an international touring schedule as a member of The Pointer Sisters.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- SpousesRichard Gonzalez(October 25, 1981 - ?)David Harper(December 11, 1965 - 1966) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenJada
- ParentsSarah PointerElton Pointer
- RelativesAaron Pointer(Sibling)Paul Silas(Cousin)June Pointer(Sibling)Fritz Pointer(Sibling)Issa Pointer(Niece or Nephew)Faun Pointer(Niece or Nephew)Malik Pointer(Niece or Nephew)Connor Sayles(Niece or Nephew)Ali Sayles(Niece or Nephew)Roxie McKain Pointer(Grandchild)Bonnie Pointer(Sibling)Ruth Pointer(Sibling)
- Member of singing group The Pointer Sisters.
- Sister-in-law of Michael Sayles.
- The Pointer Sisters was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6363 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Sister of Aaron Pointer, and Fritz Pointer, and Aunt of Issa Poiter, Faun Pointer, Malik Pointer, Connor Sayles, and Ali Sayles.
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