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Anita Marie Pointer (born January 23, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and a member of The Pointer Sisters. ==Biography== Anita was born in Oakland, California, United States. In 1969, she quit her job as a secretary to join her younger sisters Bonnie and June to form The Pointer Sisters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anita Pointer - The Pointer Sisters )〕 She and her sisters found fame in 1973, when the Anita-led "Yes We Can Can" reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1974, Anita's writing talents helped the group make music history when "Fairytale," became a hit on the country music charts and enabled The Pointer Sisters to become the first black female group to ever perform at the Grand Ole Opry. "Fairytale" won the group its first Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group, and a Grammy Nomination for the Best Country Song of the year in 1975. In the late 70's and early 80's, The Pointer Sisters rose to even higher levels of success with "Fire" (1978), "He's So Shy" (1980), "Slow Hand" (1981) and "I'm So Excited" (1982). In 1983, the trio's album ''Break Out'' reached multi-platinum status and won the group two more Grammy Awards. In 1986, Anita found chart success with country superstar Earl Thomas Conley on the song "Too Many Times", which reached No. 2 on the country chart and in 1987, she released her first solo album ''Love For What It Is''. Her album's first single, "Overnight Success", reached No. 41 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. A second single from the album, "More Than A Memory," also charted. In 1994, Anita and her sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Pointer Sisters - Hollywood Walk of Fame )〕 and in 1998, Anita was singularly inducted into the (Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. )〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Anita Pointer - Arkansas Black Hall of Fame )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anita Pointer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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