'Pointer Sisters' founding member Bonnie dead at 69The song "Fairytale," co-written by Bonnie Pointer (R, pictured April 2019) and her sister Anita (L), won a Grammy in 1975 for Best Country Duo or GroupSAN FRANCISCO - Bonnie Pointer, one of the four original members of The Pointer Sisters sibling musical group, has died at the age of 69, a statement on the group's website said Monday. The sisters -- Bonnie, Anita, Ruth and the late June -- began singing in their father's church in Oakland, California, and rose to fame in the 1970s. The song, co-written by Bonnie and her sister Anita, won in the Best Country Duo or Group category and was later recorded by Elvis Presley. Bonnie Pointer left the group in the mid-1970s for a Motown solo career, and her biggest solo was the 1978 hit "Heaven Must Have Sent You." "Our family is devastated," Anita Pointer told CNN in a statement.

Source: Bangkok Post June 09, 2020 02:15 UTC