Singer June Pointer dies of cancer at age 52

[BERIGAN]

Singer June Pointer dies of cancer at age 52

Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:29pm ET

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - June Pointer, youngest of the Pointer Sisters pop group whose hits included "Fire," "Slow Hand" and "I'm So Excited," died of cancer at age 52 on Wednesday, a family spokesman said.

Two of her sisters, Ruth and Anita, and two brothers, Aaron and Fritz, were at her side at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica when she died, the spokesman said.

Her third sister, Bonnie, was unable to be present, the spokesman added. The type of cancer was not disclosed.

The sisters, who received their vocal training at their father's church in West Oakland, California, began as a quartet in the 1970s and become a trio when their sister Bonnie left to pursue a solo career in the 1980s.

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[catesta]

She was the youngest.

I enjoyed the Pointer Sisters music on many dance floors.

R.I.P.

[Christiern]

Interesting that Bonnie Pointer couldn't make it--she seems to have distanced herself from the family a few years back. Anyone know what happened?

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[rostasi]

I remember reading something "special" or "different" about her

relationship with the rest. This was a few years back in, I think,

Waxpoetics - I'll see if I can dig it up.

Rod

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[PHILLYQ]

I saw the Pointer Sisters in concert in the 70s as an opening act for the Brecker Brothers(Yes, it was billed as 'Brothers & Sisters'). At that time they hadn't yet gone into strictly pop/disco stuff, and they came out dressed to the nines(in the NYC muggy summer) in 30s style garb and proceeded to do an entire set of swing music1 They made quite an impression on me that night.

[mikeweil]

R.I.P.

The Pointer Sisters were a terrific live act. The tracks from their albums that I find indispensable would fit on 1 CD, however, and be mostly from their first 4 albums. One of them had the type of voice that gives me the goosebumps, but I never could find out who it was ....

[Noj]

I'll have to play "Don't It Drive You Crazy" in her honor. RIP.