Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1944-01-12
Day of Death
2015-11-23
Place of Birth
Unknown
Cynthia Robinson
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 (10)
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Self (archive footage)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Coming Back for More
2009No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
vocals, trumpet
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Unknown
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
1999
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998
⭐ 0
Role:
Herself
Let Me Have It All
1993
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Woodstock
1970
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown