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Aug 4, 1996Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and fiddler Mark O'Connor perform at the Olympics' closing ceremonies in Atlanta. They join Stevie Wonder, The Pointer Sisters, B.B. King, Al Green, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Gloria Estefan and Wynton MarsalisDec 7, 1998"Totally '80s" earns a platinum album from the RIAA. The TV-marketed package boasts Juice Newton's "Queen Of Hearts," slipped in with music by Sheena Easton, John Waite, Donna Summer, The Pointer Sisters, Glenn Frey and Ray Parker Jr.Jul 4, 2001Chely Wright performs "Single White Female" with the National Symphony Orchestra during the "Capitol Fourth Concert," aired on PBS from Washington, D.C. Also on the show: Luther Vandross, The Irish Tenors and The Pointer SistersJun 8, 2002Former CMA Awards nominees The Pointer Sisters take part in the Swan Ball, a Nashville benefit for the Cheekwood Botanical GardensSep 17, 2002An annual USO Gala in Washington, D.C., honors president George W. Bush. The event features Trace Adkins, Lee Greenwood, football commentator Howie Long, singer Meredith Edwards and Ruth Pointer, of The Pointer SistersApr 22, 2004June Pointer, a former member of The Pointer Sisters, is arrested in Hollywood on cocaine charges. The Pointers won a country Grammy in 1975 for "Fairytale"Apr 11, 2006June Pointer, of the pop and R&B group The Pointer Sisters, dies of cancer at the Santa Monica University Medical Center in California. The group nabbed a Grammy award in the country category in 1975 for its performance of "Fairytale"Nov 6, 2008Former country Grammy winners The Pointer Sisters are inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Youngstown, Ohio, with Fleetwood Mac, Sam & Dave, Queen, Bread and The Righteous BrothersMay 29, 2010Laura Bell Bundy and The Pointer Sisters participate in the annual IPL Festival 500 parade in IndianapolisNov 18, 2011Bonnie Pointer is arrested in Los Angeles for cocaine possession after being stopped by police in traffic. The Pointer Sisters were previously nominated for a country Grammy for "Fairytale"
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