Anita Pointer (born January 23, 1948 in Oakland, California) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter most notable for being one of the members of the superstar sister group The Pointer Sisters. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is a major American city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... The Pointer Sisters was an American vocal group and recording act that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ...

She quit a job as a secretary to join her younger sisters Bonnie and June to form the Pointer Sisters in 1969. After several failed singles between 1971 and 1972 for Atlantic Records, the trio convinced eldest sister Ruth to join the group in 1972 and becoming a quartet, the group found fame under the Anita-assisted lead of their big hit, 1973's "Yes We Can Can". It was Anita's co-writing duties for their 1974 hit, "Fairytale", that helped the group make music history when the country-infused song hit the country charts instantly winning the group their first Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group and June and sister Bonnie a Grammy nod for Song of the Year in 1975. June Pointer Whitmore (November 30, 1953 — April 11, 2006) was an American vocalist best known for her work with The Pointer Sisters. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

After Bonnie left the Pointers in 1977 bringing the group back to being a trio, Ruth, Anita and June would rise to bigger levels of superstardom with the releases of singles like 1978's rock-infused "Fire", 1980's new wave-ish/dance single, "He's So Shy", 1981's "Slow Hand" and 1982's "I'm So Excited", with the latter two led-sung by Anita. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The term New Wave has been used to describe several movements in art. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After the trio's "Break Out" reached multi-platinum status winning the group two Grammy Awards, Anita would venture into a solo career finding chart success in 1986 with Earl Thomas Conley on the song, "Too Many Times", which reached #2 on the country singles chart. In 1987, she released her first official solo album with Love For What It Is. The album's first single, "Overnight Success", reached #41 on the R&B singles chart. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Anita still performs with the Pointer Sisters to this day. The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...