Cynthia Robinson
Acting • Born 1944-01-12 – Died 2015-11-23
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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."
Filmography
11 credits
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
Movie • 1999
Coming Back for More
Movie • 2009
Let Me Have It All
Movie • 1993
Herself
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
Movie • 1970
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
Movie • 1969
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Movie • 2017
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
Movie • 2008
vocals, trumpet
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Movie • 1998
Self
Woodstock
Movie • 1970
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Today
TV • 1952
Self