Ruth Pointer
Ruth Pointer was born in Oakland, California, United States on March 19th, 1946 and is the R&B Singer. At the age of 78, Ruth Pointer biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ruth Esther Pointer (born March 19, 1946) is an American R&B/Soul singer and the eldest member of the Pointer Sisters.
Personal life
Pointer has been married five times and has five children. A daughter Faun (born 1965) and a son Malik (born 1966) are the eldest among the eldest siblings. Malik is a singer. Issa Pointer (born 1978) is the daughter of a 1977 marriage with former Temptations member Dennis Edwards. Pointer married well-known bassist Don Boyette in 1984, who died in 1988.
Pointer married Michael Sayles in 1990 and gave birth to twins, a boy named Conor, and a girl named Ali at the age of 47. Both Issa Pointer and Ruth's granddaughter, Sadako Pointer (born 1984), are members of the Pointer Sisters.
Career
Joining her sisters in 1972, the Pointer Sisters released their first album in 1973. The group eventually found fame with songs like "Yes We Can Can" (1973), their country crossover hit, "Fairytale" (1974) and "How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" before Bonnie's exit in 1977. Continuing as a trio, the group found their biggest success covering tunes of rock, pop and new wave with singles such as "Fire" (1978), "He's So Shy" (1980), and "Slow Hand" (1981).
The group found its biggest success with the release of the Break Out album in 1983 which featured hits such as "Automatic", "Jump (For My Love)", a re-released version of "I'm So Excited", "Neutron Dance", and "Baby Come And Get It". It's notable for featuring Ruth's lead vocals on "Automatic" and "Neutron Dance", which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and led to the group winning two Grammy Awards. Of the original members, Ruth, along with her sister Anita, are still active with The Pointer Sisters. In 1988, Pointer provided the singing voice of the character Rita the Disney film Oliver & Company, where she sang the song "Streets of Gold" as well as a reprise of the song "Why Should I Worry" with fellow cast member Billy Joel. They were joined by Ruth's daughter, Issa, in the 1990s. The group was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
In October 2021, Pointer competed in season 6 of The Masked Singer as "Cupcake". Pointer revealed upon her unmasking that she was supposed to perform on the show as part of a duo with her sister Anita in a duplicated and recolored Cupcake costume. Anita was dealing with an illness, forcing Pointer to perform alone.