But that all changed when they secured a contract to become "Bonnie Babies" in an advertising campaign for bedtime drink Ovaltine. Bonnie left the group in 1977, and the sisters recorded several more albums, scoring several hit songs that became identified as the soundtrack of the 1980s. She was ordered to a rehabilitation facility. When the original Carter Family lineup officially disbanded in 1943, Maybelle gathered her daughters into a new group dubbed Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters, built around Helen's musicianship, Anita's lead vocals, and June's gregarious, comic stage presence. Born to George and Victoria Beverley, aka music hall duo Coram and Mills, the sisters initially had modest ambitions. Alive in Baseball Hall of Fame: Dead Playboy Playmates: Dead U.S. Astronauts: Mouseketeers, Alive and Dead: This is a hassle-free site -- no popups, no animations, no user IDs, no cookies, no spyware, and no huge graphics. With support from bandleader Glenn Miller, they became professional singers, renowned for their close harmonies and glamorous lifestyles. The successful 1984 album "Break Out" earned two Grammy awards for the songs "Automatic" and "Jump (For My Love)." Pubs and restaurants could be shut in some parts of the country after ministers discuss the options. The Pointer Sisters began as a quartet in the early 1970s with sisters Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June. Read Full Biography. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. They won the first of their three Grammy awards in 1974 for best country vocal performance by a group for the song "Fairytale.". Ten years later, all three Carter Sisters reunited for the Mercury album Wildwood Flower, a collection of Carter Family standards that also featured June's daughter, country-rock singer Carlene Carter. She was 52. Her death, along with that of her older sister Joy in 2015, leaves Teddie Beverley as the sole surviving member of the vocal harmony trio. June Pointer, the youngest of the singing Pointer Sisters known for the 1970s and 1980s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire," and "Slow Hand," has died, her family said Wednesday. Firm favourites of the late Queen Mother, Britain's answer to the Andrews Sisters were inseparable, dressed alike and had identical blonde hairdos. Babs Beverley, one of the twins in the Beverley Sisters, has died aged 91. Two years ago, June Pointer was charged with felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor possession of a smoking device. Helen (accordion, guitar, autoharp; b. September 12, 1927), June (autoharp; b. June 23, 1929), and Anita (standup bass; b. June Pointer, the youngest of the singing Pointer Sisters known for the 1970s and 1980s hits "I'm So Excited," "Fire," and "Slow Hand," has died, her family said Wednesday. Full article How are "Born To Run" and "Othello" connected? Carter passed away in 1960, Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters took over the Carter Family name. In 1951, the trio signed a recording contract with Columbia Records that helped them become the highest paid female act in the UK. The group were one of the most popular acts of the 1950s and '60s, enjoying chart success with such records as I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. She was 52. Enjoy. It ran for seven years. When family patriarch A.P. Anita and Ruth still perform under the group's name. Pointer died of cancer Tuesday at Santa Monica University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, the family said in a statement. Ruth's daughter, Issa Pointer, is the trio's newest member. These are external links and will open in a new window. Mother Maybelle passed away in 1978. She was 52. Read about our approach to external linking. Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. on the "Let's Be Cops," red carpet, Selena Gomez is immortalized in wax and more. Their other hits included Little Drummer Boy, Bye Bye Love and the Irving Berlin standard Sisters. The girls shared a bed until they were teenagers and often finished each other's sentences - making it even harder to tell them apart. Born Babette Chinery in 1927, Babs was brought up with her siblings in Bethnal Green, east London. Helen passed away on June 2, 1998; Anita followed her on July 29, 1999; and June succumbed to heart problems on May 15, 2003. An offshoot of the legendary Carter Family, the Carter Sisters consisted of Helen, June, and Anita Carter, the three daughters of original Carter Family member Maybelle Carter (with whom they often performed)…. Helen (accordion, guitar, autoharp; b. September 12, 1927), June (autoharp; b. June 23, 1929), and Anita (standup bass; b. She died on 28 October leaving no children, according to the Telegraph. Score up to 70% off on kitchen essentials with these Steals and Deals! The Barrett Sisters recorded their first album together, "Jesus Loves Me," in the mid-1960s. They quickly became radio regulars in Richmond, VA, performing on two prominent stations through 1948. "She will be sadly missed because they were legends in their own lifetime and people will still remember them.". The sisters, along with their two older brothers, grew up singing in the choir of an Oakland church where their parents were ministers. But they reunited in the 1980s and entered the Guinness Book of Records in 2002 as the world's longest surviving vocal group without a line-up change. An offshoot of the legendary Carter Family, the Carter Sisters consisted of Helen, June, and Anita Carter, the three daughters of original Carter Family member Maybelle Carter (with whom they often performed) and Ezra Carter. 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