“She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long.
Her love of our family will live on in each of us.
c’mon respect our privacy during this period of grief and loss.
Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters has died.Paul Archuleta/Getty
Heaven is a more loving, beautiful place with Anita there.”
Their successes are widely known.
The song reached No.
11 on theBillboardHot 100.
It helped the Pointer Sisters cross over from the country charts to the pop charts.
Their 1984 remixed version of “I’m So Excited” reached No.
9 on the Hot 100.
The Pointer Sisters' highest-selling album was 1983’sBreakout.
The group won a total of three Grammy Awards and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
