Cynthia Robinson

Born: 1944-01-12

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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Woodstock

as Self - Sly & The Family Stone
Released: 1970-03-26

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from...

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Prince: Rave un2 the Year 2000

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Released: 2000-06-05

"Rave un2 the year 2000" celebrates the joy of life as PRINCE performs music from his critically...

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Coming Back for More

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Released: 2009-01-23

Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the...

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On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

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Released: 2017-01-22

One man's search for the prolific funk legend, Sly Stone.

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Let Me Have It All

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Released: 1993-01-23

In the summer of 1992 two filmmakers, Jeroen Berkvens and Walter Stokman, travelled through the...

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Prince: Beautiful Strange

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Released: 1998-08-28

Listen to this intimate conversation between The Artist Formerly Known As Prince and Mel B. as...

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Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70

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Released: 1970-12-10

This is part of a series from German TV WDR which is taking out of the vaults some historical...

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Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69

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Released: 1969-06-29

The Harlem Cultural Festival of that year, which would come to be known as “Black Woodstock,”...

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Today

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First aired: 1952-01-14

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...

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