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Wow, this is sad news.

Gee....another one.

aw, man. sad news indeed.

Oh no. I was really hoping she would make a comeback with The Pointer Sisters with all that she's gone through. My prayers go out to her family and friends.

R.I.P June Pointer

Oh my god, I am so sad to hear this. I have ben listening to the Pointer Sisters non stop for the past few months and June was always my favorite one. She just semed so cool to me. R.I.P

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Rest In Peace, June



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NO! She was the sister I loved the best

June.....

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

me too!

RIP June

RIP

damn...this morning i heard about Proof (D12)
and now June...
what's going on these days?

tA

Tribal Disorder

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dancerella said:

me three..

its interesting..you never really know how a death is going to impact you....im really blue over this...i know she had her issues with drugs but during their hayday she was always the girl with biggest smile..you just felt her joy.

DAMN!!!!! Another of our legends GONE!!!!! Rest In Peace, Miss June Pointer. And condolences to the ENTIRE family. On a lighter note, I'm reminiscing about the movie "Car Wash", when Daddy Rich rolls up with the Wilson Sisters. For those in the know, the late great Richard Pryor played Daddy rich & The fabulous Pointer Sisters played the Wilson Sisters. "You got to be-LEEEEVE in somethin'. Why not believe in ME!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

oh!

SammiJ said:

One died (what i'm sure was) a slow, painful death from cancer. The other (as the story is still developing) was shot in retaliation after he shot someone in a nightclub.

Sorry, but to mention Proof and June in the same post and then wonder "what's going on these days" as if cancer was something June chose to get (in contrast to Proof choosing to engage in a violent conflict), is straight up wrong.

Then again, you really didn't say all that...that's just the way it reads to me.

sosgemini said:

I'm very sad about this. Why are the Pointer Sisters so damn underrrated? They rock and made a great impact on women in music in my opinion.

they were a soul group who won a grammy for best country song, they were backing singers for sylvester WAY back in the day, and they managed to turn a bruce springsteen song into something soulful and sexy. that alone should give them legend status. i always thought of june as the "face" of the trio. the more i think about it, the sadder it makes me.

LOS ANGELES - June Pointer, the youngest of the singing Pointer Sisters known for the 1970s and 1980s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire," and "Slow Hand," has died, her family said Wednesday. She was 52.

Pointer died of cancer Tuesday at Santa Monica University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, the family said in a statement. She had been hospitalized since late February and the type of cancer wasn't disclosed.

She died "in the arms of her sisters, Ruth and Anita and her brothers, Aaron and Fritz, by her side," the family statement read. "Although her sister, Bonnie, was unable to be present, she was with her in spirit."

The Pointer Sisters began as a quartet in the early 1970s with sisters Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June. The group became a trio when Bonnie embarked on a solo career.

The group's hits also included "He's So Shy," "Automatic" and "Jump (For My Love)."

The sisters, along with their two older brothers, grew up singing in the choir of an Oakland church where their parents were ministers.

Bonnie and June formed a singing duo and began performing in clubs around the San Francisco Bay area. Anita and Ruth later joined the group and together, they sang backup for Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs and Elvin Bishop, among others.

Their first, self-titled album, "The Pointer Sisters," debuted in 1973 and the song "Yes We Can Can" became their first hit. They followed up with the album "That's A Plenty," which featured an eclectic mix of musical styles ranging from jazz to country and pop. They won the first of their three Grammy awards in 1974 for best country vocal performance by a group for the song "Fairytale."

Bonnie left the group in 1977, and the sisters recorded several more albums, scoring several hit songs that became identified as the soundtrack of the 1980s.

The successful 1984 album "Break Out" earned two Grammy awards for the songs "Automatic" and "Jump (For My Love)." The album's other hit song, "Neutron Dance," was prominently featured in the movie "Beverly Hills Cop."

June recorded two solo albums, and later left the trio.

Anita and Ruth still perform under the group's name. Ruth's daughter, Issa Pointer, is the trio's newest member.

Two years ago, June Pointer was charged with felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor possession of a smoking device. She was ordered to a rehabilitation facility.

Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.

June Pointer was a wonderful talent. I loved her smile and "unique" sexiness. My love and sympathy goes out to her family and the many people who loved her.
Another shines in the heavens tonight... my heartfelt thanks for the joy in music that she gave to me and many others.

My granddad loves the Pointer Sisters. Im saddened to hear of June Pointer's death. May she rest in eternal peace.