00:00Anita Poynter, 13 Facts Maybe You Didn't Know About Her, Poynter Sisters
00:04Vocalist Anita Poynter from the 1970s and 1980s passed away in Los Angeles on New Year's
00:10Eve.
00:11In 2006, her sister June passed away, and in 2020, her sister Bonnie passed away.
00:18Her family have comfort in knowing she is now with her daughter, Jada, and her sisters
00:23June Bonnie and at peace.
00:26Anita's daughter Jada, who was featured in the 1973 song, Jada, died of pancreatic cancer
00:32in 2003.
00:34Roxy was raised by Anita after Jada died.
00:38Anita Poynter had a net worth of 5 million at the time of her death.
00:42Anita Poynter left the band in 2015 due to health issues.
00:47The trio of Ruth Poynter, Issa, and Sadako sang together in recent years.
00:52Anita told Variety in 2019, they are performing some wonderful shows and have gone all over
00:59the world without me.
01:00Anita Poynter joined the group Forma later.
01:03It was a trio before Sister Ruth changed it into a quartet in 1972.
01:09In Oakland, California, their father served as pastor of a church where the gifted sisters
01:14learned to sing.
01:15Yes We Can was the Pointer Sisters first hit.
01:20Other top charting songs include Fire, released in 1978, Peace So Shy, Slow Hand, Neutron Dance,
01:28and Automatic and Jump, all released in 1983, as well as I'm So Excited.
01:35The Pointer Sisters won 3 Grammys.
01:38May the beautiful Anita Poynter rest in peace and God bless her soul.
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