Cynthia Robinson
- Acting
- January 12, 1944
- November 23, 2015
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
Filmography
- SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) · Self
- On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
- Coming Back for More
- Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 · vocals, trumpet
- Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
- Prince: Beautiful Strange · Self
- Let Me Have It All · Self
- Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
- Woodstock · Self
- Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
- Today · Self