The Pointless Sisters

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The Pointless Sisters were a San Francisco musical comedy/theater troupe formed in the early 1970s by Bonnie Solomon and Roberta Schepps, former members of the all-female guerilla theater group Les Nickelettes. The group's act was based around a "warped tongue-in-cheek Andrews Sisters imitation", performing standards and comedy songs in three-part harmonies at local clubs.

In 1974 they were joined by accompanist J. Raoul Brody. Through Brody, the troupe made the acquaintance of The Residents, who in 1975 asked The Pointless Sisters to arrange and perform backing vocals for a planned version of The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". The Pointless Sisters were invited to a party held by The Residents to celebrate the release of the single, on which the troupe were credited as "backing stylists", despite their contributions being mixed out of the final version of the song. Each member of the group received a copy of the single at the party.

The group's backing vocals were later featured on recordings by The Bogey Boys and Dakota Sid. A line-up consisting of Daisy Dean Daniels, Sharon Crosby and Barbra Messerly appeared on the American variety program The Gong Show in 1978, performing the big band standard "Chattanooga Choo Choo". The Pointless Sisters quietly disbanded in the early 1980s, when various members of the group left San Francisco. Founding member Bonnie Solomon passed away in 1990 following a brief illness.

Brody would continue his association with The Residents for many years, working with them into the present day. The Pointless Sisters' backing vocals for "Satisfaction" were eventually released to the public on a demo version of the song (titled "Primal Satisfaction") released on the compilation album Leftovers Again?! in 2021.

See also

• Joshua Raoul Brody
• "Satisfaction" (single)
• "Satisfaction" (song)
• Leftovers Again?!

External links and references

• The Pointless Sisters at Discogs
• "Satisfaction & The Beatles Play the Residents... Res History Ep. 4" by Mr. Riggsy's ResTube

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