RIP Anita Pointer (1948-2022)
I was going through my posts and realized, somehow, unforgivably, I missed recognizing the death of one of my favorite pop singers, the ever energetic and joyful Anita Pointer. She died on the last day of 2022. I thought I had mentioned her in the Jan 2023 newsletter, but now see, that I didn’t.
It’s never too late to say thanks to one of the most dynamite ladies to hit a stage.
Anita was more than just one of four famous singing sisters from Oakland. Anita was a fabulous talent in her own right and would have been a superstar whether she had great singing sisters or not.
If your heart beats- you’ll know her voice from many Pointer Sisters hits. Three of my favorites featured Anita on sizzling lead. “Fire” “Slow Hand” “I’m So Excited.”
There is still a video available from a club on a blazing hot night in N Carolina in 1981. Anita is gorgeous, effusive and wearing just the right dress. The nooses in the club logo are cringe worthy. Thankfully they don’t prevent Anita from shedding her inhibitions.