The Pointer Sisters should have stayed with jazz!
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HERE'S WHAT I THINK
The Pointer Sisters should have stayed with jazz!
The talent, energy, and versatility of the Pointer Sisters were put to best use when they sang jazz. They were always eclectic, doing great R&B and even venturing into country. But jazz vocals were what made them unique and were a vital part of their act.
Until 1977, that is. As they headed into the '80s, they turned toward a more commercial sound. Sadly, they are best known now for pop and disco tunes that anyone could have sung.
(Photo: The Pointer Sisters perform on television in the Netherlands in 1974. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Old Songs
This is The Pointer Sisters in rehearsal
Cloudburst
My memories of The Pointer Sisters
And The Pointer Sisters were very popular guests on those shows, singing funky or jazzy tunes and always sounding perfect. I admired their harmonies and was especially impressed by the deepest-voiced sister (that was Ruth Pointer). They were one of a kind.
June Pointer, R. I. P.
November 30, 1953 to April 11, 2006
Little Pony
Jazz sounds from The Pointer Sisters
Those other Pointer Sisters songs (sigh)
OK, I'll let the other side have their say
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I think The Pointer Sisters should have stuck with jazz as their mainstay!
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, you're right, Joan!
Graceonline says:
Love 'em either way! So flipping a coin to decide which side to come down on. Heads, you're it!
Posted January 31, 2012
No way, Monkeybrain!
sallemange says:
I'm glad they didn't because I probably wouldn't have got to know of them
Posted October 01, 2010
VickiSims says:
I think their voices and the way they blended and harmonized together were fantastic no matter what they sang.
Posted September 19, 2010
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Graceonline
Jan 31, 2012 @ 4:01 pm | delete
- I first heard the Pointers Sisters in the 80s, so I missed their early work, but I loved them, and these vids show another side that makes me wish I could be in one of those clubs listening to them live. Blessed.
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JoyfulPamela
Nov 13, 2010 @ 9:57 am | delete
- I like all of their music, but I think that their jazz stuff was their best, too. =D
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sallemange
Oct 1, 2010 @ 1:50 am | delete
- I love their music, and I never new about their history so this has been really interesting
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VickiSims
Sep 19, 2010 @ 9:38 pm | delete
- I agree that the Sesame Street Pinball Counting Song was great!!!
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LoKackl
Jun 1, 2010 @ 4:54 pm | delete
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