Tag Archives: The Pointer Sisters
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Obituary: Anita Pointer of West Oakland icons the Pointer Sisters dead at 74
Anita Pointer performs with the Pointer Sisters at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Ill. on Oct. 1, 1983. Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images. Another member of pioneering Oakland vocal group the Pointer Sisters has passed away. Anita Pointer died on Dec. 31 in Beverly Hills of cancer at 74…
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REWIND: The A’s don’t seem to appreciate Oakland, but we still can
Too $hort performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2019. Shawn Robbins/STAFF. As much as I love my beloved Oakland Athletics, boy oh boy do I hate their ownership. The story to this point: After screwing up their first choice of stadium location…
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In Memoriam: Eddie Van Halen and 24 other artists we lost in 2020
Row 1: Neil Peart, Riley Gale, Martin Birch, Peter Green, Lee Kerslake. Row 2: Ken Hensley, Pete Way, McCoy Tyner, Billy Joe Shaver and Bill Withers. Row 3: Little Richard, Eddie Van Halen, Ennio Morricone, Andy Gill and John Prine. Row 4: Florian Schneider, Fredderick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, Adam Schlesinger, Bones Hillman and…
