Person · Female
Cynthia Robinson
- From
- Sacramento, United States
- Active
- 1946–2015
- Releases
- 0
- soul
About
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."
Member of
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Sly & the Family Stone trumpet
Links
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.