Singing was something we just did in our family. Bonnie and June were still at home with my parents, so when they started singing as a duo, it wasn’t any big deal. We just went in different directions with our lives. Ī: I grew up singing with my sisters - we had been singing together all of our lives in my dad’s church, you know? But I had two children at the time, June was still in high school, Bonnie was just out of high school, and Anita was married and had a child herself. One of them reads: “Eventually the temptation to join her sisters overwhelmed Ruth, and she finally decided to come aboard.” That sounds a bit too simplistic.Ī: That doesn’t even make any sense to me. Q: It’s interesting that you say the “real, real” history because there are varying accounts of the group’s early days. Actually, the real, real history is that I was probably the first one to even initiate singing as a group when I was a teenager. Forty-seven years later, I think you’ve shed the “new girl” status by now.Ī: I think I have. Q: Looking back at The Pointer Sisters’ beginnings, you were the last sister to sign on, out of the four. She’ll bring the current version of the group to Atlantic City on Oct. In this conversation, Ruth Pointer, the group’s last remaining active sister and its most high profile member, discusses her beginnings with the group, what necessitated her and her sisters’ celebrated sense of style, her favorite Pointer Sisters songs, what she thinks about when she hears her music in public, and whether being related by blood actually helps people sing better together. The foursome (later, a trio) went on to sing professionally, garnering 16 Top 40 hits on the Billboard charts, including “Slow Hand,” “Fire,” “He’s So Shy” “I’m So Excited” and “Jump (For My Love).” Today, The Pointer Sisters are widely recognized as one of the most successful and beloved vocal groups in history. Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June Pointer - The Pointer Sisters - were brought up in West Oakland, Calif., singing gospel music at the encouragement of their mother and reverend father.
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