Cynthia Robinson
Born: 1944-01-12
Died: 2015-11-23
Known 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
2025
2009
2008
- Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 as vocals, trumpet
1998
- Prince: Beautiful Strange as Self
1993
- Let Me Have It All as Herself
1970
- Woodstock as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
- Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1952
- Today as Self