Cynthia Robinson
Acting
Born: 1944-01-12
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."
Known For
Woodstock
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Today
Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self (archive footage)
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Coming Back for More
Let Me Have It All
Herself
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Self