Cynthia Robinson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 12, 1944
- Died
- November 23, 2015
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."
Movies with Cynthia Robinson
- Woodstock 1970 · ★ 7.6
- SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) 2025 · ★ 7.1
- Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000 1999 · ★ 7.4
- On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone 2017 · ★ 7.0
- Coming Back for More 2009
- Let Me Have It All 1993
- Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70 1970
- Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69 1969
- Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008 2008
- Prince: Beautiful Strange 1998