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Cynthia Robinson

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

10 Works
Today
5.7

Today

1952

tv

Woodstock
7.5

Woodstock

1970

movie

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
6.9

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

2025

movie

Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
7.3

Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000

1999

movie

Let Me Have It All

Let Me Have It All

1993

movie

Coming Back for More

Coming Back for More

2009

movie

Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70

Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70

1970

movie

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

2017

movie

Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69

Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69

1969

movie

Prince: Beautiful Strange

Prince: Beautiful Strange

1998

movie