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saying the other sisters had not fulfilled June's burial wishes, instead having her cremated because it was cheaper. Bonnie also stated the sisters had not let her ride in the family car at the funeral. Anita and Ruth responded that Bonnie had demanded to rejoin the group and was upset that she had
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not really. We talk about it from time to time, but the business has changed so much. It's not like the old days when you just have a record deal and go in the studio and record with a producer and then start promoting." In the same interview Ruth commented on the
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appearances by Bruce Willis, the McGuire Sisters, and Whoopi Goldberg, was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. The sisters also were featured in a lavish Diet Coke commercial, which aired during the program, and which presented them singing a soulful jingle about the soda.
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Issa was chosen first because she had experience singing solo at a lot of New England-area functions." Issa's membership in the Pointer Sisters would remain constant until 2009, Jada having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the autumn of 2002 and dying June 10, 2003.
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and imported into the United Kingdom. "Send Him Back" remains a favorite with the worldwide Northern soul audience. Ruth gave in to the temptation to join them, joining the group in December 1972. The quartet signed with
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because we didn't want to give them the chance to change their minds." She also said, "Anita and I had talked for some time about having Issa and daughter Jada alternate in the third spot in the lineup
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and also becoming a moderate Hot 100 hit. The album's sixth and final single, "Baby Come and Get It", became a moderate Hot 100 hit and R&B hit. They received Grammy Awards for
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were "the devil's music", and it was only when they were away from their watchful parents that they could sing these styles. They regularly sang at a local
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on her 2007 album "Travelin' Light". The Pointer Sisters also scored another R&B hit from the album with "Going Down Slowly", another
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ranked them as the 93rd most successful Hot 100 Artist of all-time and as the 32nd most successful Hot 100 Women Artist of all-time.
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Celebration the pair having been recruited by a promoter who had failed to recruit the official Pointer Sisters trio for the event.
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began performing with the Pointer Sisters in June's stead. On June 9, 2002, June and Bonnie performed as a duo on the bill at the
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3406:Boyz II Men
3394:Boyz II Men
3358:New Edition
3222:Discography
3145:He's So Shy
3045:Live albums
2993:So Excited!
2747:January 13,
2719:January 13,
2609:January 13,
2575:January 13,
2352:. YouTube.
1952:October 14,
1647:He's So Shy
1427:So Excited!
1345:Discography
1191:This Island
1178:Junior Jack
1170:Girls Aloud
1021:Fats Waller
1006:Clint Black
985:Later years
968:RCA Records
874:So Excited!
869:RCA Records
853:He's So Shy
704:Saffo Music
683:Salt-N-Pepa
532:Los Angeles
491:Betty Davis
471:Grace Slick
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367:He's So Shy
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3494:Categories
3376:The O'Jays
3316:Commodores
3103:Steam Heat
2767:Grammy.com
2661:January 1,
2482:"Calendar"
2312:WhoSampled
2192:PopMatters
2144:January 1,
1944:. SFGate.
1928:References
1856:Nominated
1823:Dick Clark
1769:Nominated
1760:So Excited
1749:Nominated
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1635:Nominated
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1200:Ultra Naté
1196:Ninja Tune
1146:Eurythmics
1062:Understudy
724:Bill Conti
479:Boz Scaggs
459:Paul Silas
426:Early days
253:California
245:girl group
128:Blue Thumb
3173:Automatic
3152:Slow Hand
3138:Happiness
3110:Fairytale
3000:Break Out
2360:April 23,
2292:April 23,
2231:April 23,
2171:April 23,
2018:Billboard
1996:Billboard
1973:Billboard
1790:Fairytale
1719:Automatic
1669:Slow Hand
1592:Fairytale
1435:Break Out
1334:in 2007.
1305:in 2005.
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1132:Billboard
1073:Gay Pride
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897:Break Out
857:Slow Hand
802:Sly Stone
712:Leon Ware
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612:Fairytale
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475:Sylvester
415:Billboard
410:Billboard
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3400:En Vogue
3203:" (with
2972:Priority
2951:Steppin'
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2772:June 28,
2685:Archived
2538:April 4,
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1978:Archived
1946:Archived
1906:See also
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1403:Priority
1379:Steppin'
1223:gymnast
1182:Le Tigre
1070:San Jose
996:Bob Hope
840:Priority
769:Cash Box
742:Steppin'
696:Car Wash
667:Steppin'
662:Steppin'
446:and the
440:Arkansas
158:Atlantic
40:Cash Box
3454:Outkast
3205:Natalia
3194:Dare Me
3081:Singles
3007:Contact
2831:Discogs
2691:July 4,
2635:May 25,
1840:Result
1741:Contact
1580:Result
1483:Members
1443:Contact
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1221:Olympic
1174:Dare Me
1154:Natalia
1047:of the
972:Dare Me
909:Hot 100
591:R&B
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544:album.
421:History
398:Natalia
357:" and "
293:country
257:R&B
249:Oakland
229:Website
171:Members
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681:icons
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148:Motown
138:Planet
121:Labels
75:Genres
70:, U.S.
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1776:Notes
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448:blues
346:for "
324:Anita
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273:bebop
247:from
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3124:Fire
2840:IMDb
2796:2012
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