Cynthia Robinson
Birthday: 1944-01-12
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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
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
"Rave un2 the year 2000" celebrates the joy of life as PRINCE performs music from his critically acc...
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Coming Back for More
Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the media...
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Let Me Have It All
In the summer of 1992 two filmmakers, Jeroen Berkvens and Walter Stokman, travelled through the Unit...
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Sly & The Family Stone: Swing In '70
This is part of a series from German TV WDR which is taking out of the vaults some historical films,...
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Sly & The Family Stone: Harlem Cultural Festival '69
The Harlem Cultural Festival of that year, which would come to be known as “Black Woodstock,” had, o...
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On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone
One man's search for the prolific funk legend, Sly Stone....
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Prince: Beautiful Strange
Listen to this intimate conversation between The Artist Formerly Known As Prince and Mel B. as they ...
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Woodstock
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation ...
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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone – the groundbreaking band led by the...
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