Born January 23rd, 1948, in East Oakland, California, Anita is the second oldest member of the Pointer Sisters. Since the group's beginning in 1971, Anita has remained with the group through the present. Anita released a solo album in 1987, "Love For What It Is," which garnered a minor club hit with "More Than A Memory" but her biggest success outside the Pointer Sisters was her 1986 duet with Earl Thomas Conley, "Too Many Times," which went to #1 on Billboard's Country charts, was certified gold and won both Grammy and Country Music Association (CMA) awards for the duo's performance.