The Pointer Sisters

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R&B group musical group pop group vocal group

The Pointer Sisters are an American R&B and pop vocal group known for their versatile style and a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including songs like "I'm So Excited" and "Jump (For My Love)."

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The Pointer Sisters canonical 7
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Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf R&B group ⓘ
musical group ⓘ
pop group ⓘ
vocal group ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1969 ⓘ
associatedAct Elvis Costello ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
Sylvester ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
country music group true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formedInYear 1969 ⓘ
foundingMember Anita Pointer ⓘ
Ruth Pointer ⓘ
surface form: Bonnie Pointer

June Pointer ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
country ⓘ
disco ⓘ
funk ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
pop ⓘ
soul ⓘ
knownFor string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ
versatile musical style across genres ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
member Anita Pointer ⓘ
Ruth Pointer ⓘ
surface form: Bonnie Pointer

Issa Pointer ⓘ
June Pointer ⓘ
Ruth Pointer ⓘ
Sadako ⓘ
surface form: Sadako Pointer
notableAlbum "Break Out" ⓘ
"Contact" ⓘ
"Energy" ⓘ
"Priority" ⓘ
notableSongwriterForGroup Allen Toussaint ⓘ
Anita Pointer ⓘ
Bonnie Pointer ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
Michael McDonald ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Ruth Pointer ⓘ
notableWork "Automatic" ⓘ
"Dare Me" ⓘ
"Fairytale" ⓘ
"Fire" ⓘ
"Happiness" ⓘ
"He's So Shy" ⓘ
"I'm So Excited" ⓘ
"Jump (For My Love)" ⓘ
"Neutron Dance" ⓘ
"Slow Hand" ⓘ
"Yes We Can Can" ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Oakland ⓘ
surface form: Oakland, California, United States
recordLabel ABC Records ⓘ
Blue Thumb Records ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
Planet Records ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ
vocalStyle close harmony ⓘ

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Car Wash → hasCastMember → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
Action Jackson → soundtrackPerformer → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
John Bettis → wroteLyricsFor → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pointer Sisters
The Continental Baths, New York City → notablePerformer → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
subject surface form: Continental Baths
USA for Africa → hasMember → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pointer Sisters
“He Turned Me Out” → performer → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
subject surface form: He Turned Me Out
“He Turned Me Out” → artist → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
subject surface form: He Turned Me Out
“He Turned Me Out” → recordedBy → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ
subject surface form: He Turned Me Out
Blue Thumb Records → notableArtist → The Pointer Sisters ⓘ