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From CNN.COM:


June Pointer, youngest Pointer Sisters, dies at 52
Family said singer had cancer

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- June Pointer, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters --
known for the '70s and '80s hits "I'm So Excited,"
"Fire" and "Slow Hand" -- has died of cancer, her
family said Wednesday. She was 52.

Pointer died Tuesday at Santa Monica University of California, Los Angeles,
Medical Center, the family said in a statement. She had been hospitalized
since late February. 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 statement said. "Although her
sister, Bonnie, was unable to be present, she was with her in spirit."

The four sisters 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, which sang backup for artists such as Taj Mahal,
Boz Scaggs and Elvin Bishop.

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

Bonnie Pointer left the group in 1977 for a solo career.

The Pointer Sisters recorded several more albums, including 1984's
"Break Out," which won two Grammys for "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.

Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

(That's too bad-she was too young to die. :/ )

Later,
Sean

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