The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award-winning Pop/R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Spanning over three decades together, their repertoire has included diverse genres as pop music, disco, jazz, bebop, country, soul, funk, dance, new wave and rock.

The group had its early origins when sisters June and Bonnie Pointer began performing in 1969 (without a record deal) as "Pointers, a Pair". The line-up grew to a quartet when Anita Pointer joined, followed by Ruth, who joined in 1972, right before they recorded their debut album. They achieved their greatest commercial success later as a trio consisting of Anita, June, and Ruth, after Bonnie left the group to commence a solo career.

The Pointer Sisters is an American vocal group and recording act that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. Bonnie and June Pointer formed a singing duo and began performing in clubs around the San Francisco Bay area; Anita and Ruth Pointer later joined them. Bonnie left the group in 1977 for a solo career, and the remaining sisters recorded several more albums, including 1984’s Break Out, which won two Grammys for Automatic and Jump (for My Love). June Pointer recorded two solo a