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Formed: 1971 in East Oakland, CA
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: R&B

Biography:
Versatile Ruth, Anita, June, and Bonnie Pointer regularly scored pop and soul hits throughout the '70s and '80s in a chameleonic variety of styles. Formed in Oakland, with their first successes for Blue Thumb Records blending funky rhythms with a novel nostalgic attitude (beginning with their 1973 revival of Allen Toussaint's amp;"Yes We Can Can"),... Continue Bio >>

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How Long (Betcha' Got A Chick)

Discography:
1996 Ain't Misbehavin' (The New Cast Recording)
1993 Only Sisters Can Do That
1990 Right Rhythm
1988 Serious Slammin'
1986 Hot Together
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Filmography:
2004 The Pointer Sisters: Live in Concert
1986 The Pointer Sisters: So Excited
1976 Car Wash
1976 Captain & Tennille: The Christmas Show
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Group Members: Bonnie Pointer Anita Pointer June Pointer Ruth Pointer More >> Similar Artists: The Brothers Johnson Ashford & Simpson LaBelle Betty Wright Michael Jackson More >>

Influenced By: The Andrews Sisters The Staple Singers Aretha Franklin The Temptations The Marvelettes More >> Followers: Krystol Kelis Janet Jackson The Boneshakers Paula Abdul More >>

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