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The group's first album The Pointer Sisters, featuring the backing of Bay Area stalwarts the Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, was released in 1973 and received strong reviews, with the group being lauded for their versatility and originality.
Four of six Bar-Kays members died: Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Jimmy King and Carl Cunningham. Ben Cauley survived the crash and James Alexander was not on the plane. Also on board and killed was soul singer Otis Redding. Beechcraft Model 18: Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, United States Cause undetermined Chase: United States
The crash took place three days following the release of the band’s fifth studio album Street Survivors. The album cover showed the band surrounded by flames. Following the plane crash, MCA replaced the image with a new cover, showing the band against a simple black background, which was on the back of the original sleeve. [20]
Pointer married Michael Sayles in 1990 and, at the age of 47 in 1993, she gave birth to twins, a boy named Conor and a girl named Ali. [7] Both Issa Pointer and Ruth's granddaughter Sadako Pointer (born 1984) have performed as members of the Pointer Sisters. [8] [9] Pointer resides in Hopedale, Massachusetts with her husband. [10]
Samuel Lilley, 28, was excited to get married soon and start a family, said his sister. ‘Loved and adored’ first officer based out of Charlotte died in DC plane crash, sister says Skip to main ...
Sarah Best was one of 67 people killed in the D.C. plane crash on Jan. 29. Here, her sister Jessica Haynes remembers her life — as a sibling and an aunt, a wife, as a teacher, as a lawyer ...
Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown meets with 10-year-old fan Trey Howard who ended up in the hospital after protecting his little sister from debris at the scene of the recent plane crash in ...
Born the youngest of six children to minister parents Reverend Elton and Sarah Pointer, June shared a love of singing with her sisters. In 1969, she and sister Bonnie founded the Pointers. The duo sang at numerous clubs, then became a trio later that year when sister Anita quit her job as a secretary to join them. The group officially changed ...