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The Bonnie Sisters were an American pop group from New York City. The three members were all nurses at Bellevue Hospital. After hearing The DeJohn Sisters on the radio, they began singing together at work, calling themselves The Belle Aimes initially.
The Bonnie Sisters were among the first women to be cast in his New York stage shows, appearing in his December 1955 “Rock and Roll Holiday Jubilee” with Count Basie and His Orchestra. They also played major clubs in New York City, including the Copacabana, and signed a two-year contract with Rainbow Records in 1955 (the label’s president ...
In the mid fifties, Pat Ryan, Sylvia Totter, and Jean Borgia became the Bonnie Sisters and recorded one of the very first girl group sounding recordings ever. Ironically, the girls, who worked together as nurses, bore a striking resemblance though they were not related.
Bonnie left the group in 1977 to commence a solo career with modest success. The group achieved its greatest commercial success in the 1980s as a trio consisting of June, Ruth, and Anita. They won two more Grammys in 1984 for the top 10 hits "Automatic" and "Jump (For My Love)".
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Bonnie and youngest sister June began singing together in their father's West Oakland Church of God in Oakland, California. They were the first two of the sisters to pursue a professional career, the Pointers (otherwise known as the Pair) in 1969. After Anita joined the duo that same year, they changed their name to the Pointer Sisters and recorded...
In 1980, Pointer married Motown producer Jeffrey Bowen.They separated in 2004, filed for divorce in 2014, and officially divorced in 2016. Due to ten years of alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis, Pointer died from a cardiac arrestat her home in Los Angeles on June 8, 2020, at the age of 69.
Bonnie Pointer discography at DiscogsJul 5, 2024 · The Pointer Sisters, American vocal group that scored a string of pop, dance, and urban contemporary hits in the 1970s and ’80s, including ‘Yes We Can Can,’ ‘How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side),’ ‘Automatic,’ and ‘Jump (for My Love).’ Learn more about the group’s history and career.
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Jun 8, 2020 · US singer Bonnie Pointer has died aged 69. She and her sisters rose to fame as the Grammy award-winning Pointer Sisters, who were best known for the hits Jump (For My Love) and I'm So Excited.
