From Johnny Math]is to the Poynter Sisters to John Fogerty and Frederica von Stade and Mary Stallings, the Bay Area is blessed with iconic singers.
American R&B vocal group The Pointer Sisters, UK, 16th Jan. 1974;.. they are June Pointer , Bonnie Pointer, Anita Pointer and Ruth Pointer.
Though he was born in Texas, Mathis grew up in San Francisco’s Richmond District, where his father, a former vaudevillian, recognized his talent early on, encouraging him to study piano and perform hits of the day. Coming of age in the late 1940s, Mathis fell under the sway of the era’s consummate pop vocalists, particularly Lena Horne, Nat “King” Cole and Bing Crosby, all artists who used their foundation in jazz to interpret a rainbow spectrum of styles.
Ruth Pointer of The Pointer Sisters performs at City Of Hope Honors Halston CEO Ben Malka With Spirit Of Life Award at Exchange LA on Oct. 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. , but the legendary mezzo-soprano has also found plenty of support here for her musical curiosity.
US musician of Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty plays guitar during a concert at The Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on June 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ANP / Paul Bergen / Netherlands OUT
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