Of course, I'm not going to let Black History Month go by without giving a shout out to my girls, the beautiful, talented Pointer Sisters. Not just because they are my favorite group but they also pushed back race barriers through their beautiful music.
October 25, 1974, they became the first African-American vocal group to perform at the Grand Ol' Opry. Charley Pride appeared in 1967. They performed Fairytale, a country song written by Anita and Bonnie which appeared on their album That's a Plenty, released in February 1974. It was a departure from their usual R&B sound, but it paid off. It gave them their first Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for 1974. It was the first Grammy to an all-female vocal group.
Anita and Bonnie were nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song for writing Fairytale.
They planned to record an album of all C&W songs, but only one song was released, Live Your Life Before You Die. It was a minor hit but it did give them another Grammy nomination for Best Country Group Performance.
Listen to both here:
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