Cast
Cynthia Robinson
Acting
Cast
Cynthia Robinson
Known for
Acting
Born
1944-01-12
Died
2015-11-23
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."
★7.5
MOVIE1970
Woodstock
as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
★6.9
MOVIE2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2009
Coming Back for More
MOVIE2017
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
★7.3
MOVIE1999
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
MOVIE1998
Prince: Beautiful Strange
as Self
MOVIE1969
Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
MOVIE1970
Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
MOVIE1993
Let Me Have It All
as Herself
MOVIE2008
Sly & The Family Stone: Live at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2008
as vocals, trumpet