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BornJanuary 12, 1944
DiedNovember 23, 2015 (age 71)
Film credits10
Cynthia Robinson
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
as Self (archive footage)
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
Coming Back for More
2009
- No poster
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008
as vocals, trumpet
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
1999
Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998
as Self
Let Me Have It All
1993
as Herself
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Woodstock
1970
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969