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Cynthia Robinson
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🎂 January 12, 1944🕯️ November 23, 2015 · Age 71
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."
BODY OF WORK
Cynthia Robinson's Filmography
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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025⭐ 7.1
as Self (archive footage)
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On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017⭐ 7.0
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Coming Back for More
2009
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No Poster
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Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008
as vocals, trumpet
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Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
1999⭐ 7.4
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Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998
as Self
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Let Me Have It All
1993
as Herself
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Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
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Woodstock
1970⭐ 7.6
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
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Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969