Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 12, 1944
Died
November 23, 2015 (age 71)
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."
Known For
TV
Today
Self
1952
Film
Woodstock
Self - Sly & The Family Stone
1970
Film
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
1999
Film
Coming Back for More
2009
Film
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Self
1998
Film
Let Me Have It All
Herself
1993
Film
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Film
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
Film
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
Film
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
vocals, trumpet
2008
Filmography
2025FilmSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)as Self (archive footage)2017FilmOn the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone2009FilmComing Back for More2008FilmSly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008as vocals, trumpet1999FilmPrince: Rave Un2 the Year 20001998FilmPrince: Beautiful Strangeas Self1993FilmLet Me Have It Allas Herself1970FilmSly & The Family Stone: Swing In '701970FilmWoodstockas Self - Sly & The Family Stone1969FilmSly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '691952TVTodayas Self