Cynthia Robinson, American R&B trumpet player and singer (died 2015)

Cynthia Robinson

American musician (1944–2015)

Cynthia Robinson 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…