Pointer Sisters

Richard Perry, Record Producer With a Golden Touch, Dies at 82

Known for his work with Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, the Pointer Sisters and many others, he was one of the most reliable hitmakers in the business.

By Ben Sisario

Buckingham, Lindsey Cohen, Leonard Echo and the Bunnymen Minutemen Nineteen Hundred Eighties Pointer Sisters Pop and Rock Music Replacements, The (Music Group) Scandal Smyth, Patty (1957- )

Beyond the Blockbusters, 7 Key Songs From 1984

The Pointer Sisters, Minutemen and more sounds from a landmark year in pop music.

By Lindsay Zoladz

Black People Country Music Folk Music Giddens, Rhiannon Guyton, Mickey June, Valerie Knowles, Beyonce Marks, Miko Martell, Linda Palmer, Rissi Pointer Sisters Roberts, Reyna Spencer, Brittney (1988- ) Turner, Tina Women and Girls

Beyond Beyoncé: Black Women of Country, Past and Present

Listen to songs from Rhiannon Giddens, Rissi Palmer, Linda Martell and more.

By Lindsay Zoladz

Black People Charles, Ray Country Music Jackson, Millie Knowles, Beyonce Martell, Linda Pointer Sisters Richie, Lionel Rucker, Darius Turner, Tina

Black Pop Artists Have Long Gone Country. Here’s a Brief History.

When Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” arrives next week, it’ll join a lineage of albums by stars including Ray Charles, the Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner and more.

By Hank Shteamer