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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Bonnie Pointer| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Patricia Eva Pointer| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1950|7|11| death_date =| origin = Oakland, California , U.S.| instrument = Vocals| genre = Soul music|Soul Rhythm and blues|R& B Disco music|Disco | occupation = Singer| years_active = 1969–present| label = Atlantic Records|Atlantic Blue Thumb ABC Records|ABC Motown Records|Motown Private I Records| associated_acts = Pointer Sisters|The Pointer Sisters | website = http://www.thepointersistersfans.com/bonnie.html| notable_instruments = Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer (born July 11, 1950) is an American Rhythm and blues|R& B and disco singer, most notable for being the next-to-youngest member of the 1970s and 1980s family music group, The Pointer Sisters . She scored several moderate solo (music)|solo hit record|hits after leaving the Pointers in 1977, including a disco cover of The Elgins ' " Heaven Must Have Sent You " which became a U.S. top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.
Career
Bonnie and youngest sister June Pointer|June began singing together as teenagers and in 1969 the duo had co-founded The Pointers (otherwise known as The Pair). After Anita Pointer|Anita joined the duo that same year, they changed their name to The Pointer Sisters and recorded several single (music)|singles for Atlantic Records between 1971 and 1972. In December 1972, they recruited oldest sister Ruth Pointer|Ruth and released their debut album as The Pointer Sisters in 1973. Their The Pointer Sisters (album)|self-titled debut yielded the hit " Yes We Can Can ".
Between 1973 and 1977, the Pointers' donned 1940s fashions and sang in a style reminiscent of The Andrews Sisters ; they also melded the sounds of R& B, funk , rock and roll , gospel (music)|gospel , country music|country and soul music|soul . Anita and Bonnie who wrote the group's crossover (music)|crossover country hit, " Fairytale (Pointer Sisters song)|Fairytale ," in 1974, which also became a Top 40|Top 20 pop music|pop hit and won the group their first Grammy Awards|Grammy for Best Vocal by a Duo or Group, Country. Anita and Bonnie also were nominated for Best Country Song at the same ceremony.
In 1977, Bonnie left the group to begin a solo career. The remaining sisters continued scoring hits from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s and had a major breakthrough with their 1983 album Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)|Break Out .
In 1978, Bonnie married Motown Records Producer Jeffrey Bowen and signed with Motown in the same year, Bonnie released "Heaven Must Have Sent You," which reached No. 11 on Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart . She released three solo albums, including two self-titled albums for Motown, before retiring from the recording studio|studio .
Bonnie appeared on Soul Train on March 2, 1985 (Season 14, Episode 20).
She still continues to perform, and reunited with her sisters on two separate occasions: when the group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994, and during a Las Vegas performance in 1996 singing " Jump (for My Love) ."
On May 4, 2006, shortly after the death of her sister June, Bonnie appeared on Entertainment Tonight saying her sisters had not fulfilled June's burial wishes, thus cremation|cremating her because it was cheaper.Citation needed|date=June 2008 She also claimed that Anita and Ruth refused to let her ride in the family car at the funeral.Citation needed|date=June 2008 Eldest brother Fritz Pointer responded that Bonnie demanded to be let back in the group, or she would not come to the funeral.Citation needed|date=June 2008 At the beginning of 2008, Bonnie embarked on a European tour, and has been working on her autobiography . Bonnie performed at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on Saturday, October 25, 2008. She also starred in Monte Hellman 's 2010 romantic thriller Road to Nowhere (film) .
In June 2010, TMZ reported her upcoming stint in "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew ", the drug-addict reality show , because "the 59-year-old singer has a storied history of drug abuse." http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/03/bonnie-pointer-sisters-celebrity-rehab-vh1-dr-drew/ On Friday November 18, 2011, Bonnie was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly possessing crack cocaine after the car she was riding in was pulled over after the cops had flashed a light in it. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8376617/pointer-sister-arrested-for-crack-possession Pointer Sister arrested for crack possession
Discography
Albums
Bonnie Pointer Red Album (1978 Motown Records)
# "When I'm Gone" (2:37) # "Free Me From My Freedom" (3:56) # "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (6:59) # "Ah Shoot" (4:55) # "More and More" (6:05) # "I Love to Sing to You" (4:04) # "I Wanna Make it (In Your World)" (3:20) # "My Everything" (4:20)
Bonnie Pointer Purple Album (1979 Motown Records)
# "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" (5:27) # "Jimmy Mack" (4:58) # "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" (4:46) # "Deep Inside My Soul" (4:37) # "Come See About Me" (5:17) # "Nowhere to Run (Nowhere to Hide)" (6:35)
If The Price Is Right (1984 Private I Records)
# "Premonition" (3:35) # "Johnny" (4:50) # "Come Softly to Me" (4:50) # "Under the Influence of Love" (4:03) # "Your Touch" (4:40) # "Tight Blue Jeans" (3:41) # "There's Nobody Quite Like You" (3:51) # "If the Price is Right" (4:09)
Like A Picasso (2011 Platinum Trini Entertainment)
The Beast In Me (1984) (from the film, Heavenly Bodies (film)|Heavenly Bodies )
Your Touch (1984)
Strangest Day (2010)
References
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External links
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=user.viewprofile& friendID=387918591 Bonnie Pointer at MySpace
The Pointer Sisters Persondata | NAME =Pointer, Bonnie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =July 11, 1950 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Pointer, Bonnie Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:African American female singers Category:Pointer Sisters members Category:American rhythm and blues musicians Category:American disco musicians Category:American dance musicians Category:Songwriters from California Category:People from Oakland, California Category:Musicians from California Category:Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Motown artists
