Cynthia Robinson
Acting
January 12, 1944
Died November 23, 2015 (71 years old)
11
Acting Credits
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
Filmography
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
as Self (archive footage)
7.1
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
2017
7
Coming Back for More
2009
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
2008
as vocals, trumpet
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
1999
7.4
Prince: Beautiful Strange
1998
as Self
Let Me Have It All
1993
as Herself
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
1970
Woodstock
1970
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
7.6
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
1969
Today
1952
as Self
5.6