Anita Marie Pointer (born January 23, 1948) is an American - TopicsExpress



          

Anita Marie Pointer (born January 23, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and a member of The Pointer Sisters. In 1973, the sisters found fame with the Anita-led Yes We Can Can and it was Anitas co-writing duties for their 1974 hit, Fairytale, that helped the group make music history when the song hit the country charts, winning the group its first Grammy for Best Country Performance by a duo or group and Anita and Bonnie a Grammy nod for the best country song of the year in 1975. Bonnie left The Pointer Sisters in 1977, but Ruth, Anita and June rose to even higher levels of success with singles such as Fire (1978), Hes So Shy (1980), Slow Hand (1981) and Im So Excited (1982). The trios 1983 album Break Out reached multi-platinum status and won the group two more Grammy Awards.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:18:00 +0000

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