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Cynthia Robinson
ActingBorn January 12, 1944 (71 years old at death)· 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."
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Total credits: 11
Known For
TV
★5.7
Today
as Self
Movie
★7.5
Woodstock
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Movie
★6.9
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self (archive footage)
Movie
★7.3
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
Movie
★0.0
Coming Back for More
Movie
★0.0
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
Movie
★0.0
Prince: Beautiful Strange
as Self
Movie
★0.0
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
Movie
★0.0
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
No image
Movie
★0.0
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
as vocals, trumpet
Movie
★0.0
Let Me Have It All
as Herself