Bobby Pointer

Bobby Dan Pointer was born on June 19, 1945 to Virginia Pointer and Robert Tatums in Hayti, Missouri. He was educated in the Chicago Public School system and Kennedy King College. He departed this life on Monday, December 26, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. Bobby worked as a car salesman for several years, earning the trust, friendship, and respect of many repeat customers, and was a 5-Diamond certified salesman with Chrysler. Bobby had a passion for music, especially the dusties, with his favorite group being Chicago’s O’Jays. In the 1970’s, he played guitar with his band, The South Side Movement, a soul and funk group from Chicago, IL. The group began as the backing band for the soul duo Simtec & Wylie. South Side Movement issued their self-titled debut album on the Wand record label in 1973; it included the Top 20 US Billboard R&B chart hit, "I' Been Watching You". Their second album, Movin’ appeared in 1974, which provided another breakbeat favorite in the track "Save the World". In 1975, the group released their last album Moving South, and despite some success, The South Side Movement disbanded that year.