I was saddened to learn of the passing of June Pointer, the youngest of The Pointer Sisters. Her family informed the media that June had died of cancer at the young age of 52. In a statement the family said she died "in the arms of her sisters, Ruth and Anita and her brothers, Aaron and Fritz, by her side. Although her sister , Bonnie, was unable to be present, she was with her in spirit."I remember working at CFCF Radio in Montreal as Music Director and receiving the debut album of the Pointer Sisters on the small Blue Thumb record label. From that first album came the Top 15 single Yes We Can Can.
The sisters were from Oakland, California and formed as an R&B group and experimented vith various styles including country. In fact, in 1974, they won a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance for the song Fairytale. But their first huge hit was Fire, from the pen of Bruce Springsteen, which reached #2 and was a Gold record in late 1978. The hit streak continued with He's So Shy and Slow Hand, both Top 5 and Gold records in 1980 and 1981.
Their career took off again in 1984 with their album Break Out, whichh won two Grammys for the songs Automatic and Jump (For My Love). They even got involved in movie soundtracks and scored a top ten hit with Neutron Dance from the Eddie Murphy film Beverly Hills Cop.
Only the good die young...
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