As a result, her family traveled by car almost yearly from California to Arkansas to visit Pointer's grandparents who lived in Prescott.

[7][8] In 1974, Pointer's writing talents helped the group make music history when "Fairytale" became a hit on the country music charts and enabled the Pointer Sisters to become the first black female group to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.

[9] "Fairytale", written by Pointer and her sister Bonnie and featuring Pointer on lead vocals, earned the group its first Grammy Award, winning Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group and receiving a Grammy nomination for the Best Country Song of the year in 1975.

[7] She sang backup on other hits, with June leading "Jump (For My Love)", which won the 1985 Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and "Automatic" featuring Ruth as lead and winning the Grammy for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, also in 1985.

[10][14] Other Pointer Sisters' hits included "He's So Shy" (1980) and "Neutron Dance" (1984),[12][15] which was popularized in the opening scene of the film Beverly Hills Cop.

[14] In 1986, Pointer found chart success with country superstar Earl Thomas Conley on the song "Too Many Times", which reached No.

As well, it describes the difficulties and successes they encountered throughout their career and shares their chart history, discography and other surprises along the way.

[23] Her daughter inspired one of the Pointer Sisters' most popular songs, "Jada", written by the group and released on their debut album in 1973.

[25] Pointer died from cancer at her home in Beverly Hills, California, on December 31, 2022, aged 74.