Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters died at the age of 74.

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The family said while we are saddened by Anita's passing, we are comforted that she is at peace with her daughter Jada and sisters Bonnie and June.

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In 1973, the Pointer Sisters produced a hit album with the lead single "Yes We Can".

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Anita Pointer was a singer and songwriter and one of the founding members of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters.

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The Pointer Sisters' hit albums "Slow Hand, Break Out, He's So Shy, Fire."

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Anita Pointer was married to David Harper at the age of 17 and they had a daughter, Jada.

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Anita Pointer died of cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 74, and her daughter died in 2003.

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Anita Pointer was born on 23 January 1948 in Oakland, California, and died on 31 December 2022

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