Cynthia Robinson
Birthday
1944/01/12
Day of death
2015/11/23 (71 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Also know as
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Biography
Cynthia Robinson (January 12, 1944 – November 23, 2015) was an American musician, best known for being a founding member of Sly and the Family Stone, for which she was the trumpeter and a vocalist. Her voice and presence were featured in the hits "Dance to the Music" and "I Want to Take You Higher." Questlove of the hip hop band the Roots has called Robinson the original "hypeman."
Acting
(1999) Rave Un2 the Year 2000
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(2009) Coming Back for More
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(1993) Let Me Have It All
as Herself
(1970) Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
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(1969) Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
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(2017) On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
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(2008) Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
as vocals, trumpet
(1998) Prince: Beautiful Strange
as Self
(1970) Woodstock
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
(2025) SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
(1952) Today
as Self