Cynthia Robinson
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Cynthia Robinson is an American
musician
, best known for being the trumpet
er and vocalist in the popular and influential psychedelic soul
/funk
band Sly & the Family Stone
. Robinson is notable for being one of the first (both) black and female trumpet players in a major American
band, and also for being the only member of the original Family Stone clan to continue working with Sly Stone
after the band fell apart in 1975.
Cynthia also played in the funk band Graham Central Station
with Family Stone bandmate Larry Graham
, starting in 1974.
She is the mother of two daughters: Laura Marie (a spoken word artist whose mic tag is 'immoBme') and Sylvette Phunne (rapper and songstress known as 'Raw Syl'). Sylvette Phunne is the second of three children fathered by Sly Stone.
Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
as a member of Sly & the Family Stone.
In 2006, Robinson reunited with the original Family Stone.
United States
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, best known for being the trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er and vocalist in the popular and influential psychedelic soul
Psychedelic soul
Psychedelic soul, sometimes called black rock, is a sub-genre of soul music, which mixes the characteristics of soul with psychedelic rock...
/funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
band Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
. Robinson is notable for being one of the first (both) black and female trumpet players in a major American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
band, and also for being the only member of the original Family Stone clan to continue working with Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Sly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
after the band fell apart in 1975.
Cynthia also played in the funk band Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station
Graham Central Station is a funk band named after founder Larry Graham . The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Terminal, often incorrectly called Grand Central Station....
with Family Stone bandmate Larry Graham
Larry Graham
Larry Graham, Jr. is an African American bass guitar player, both with the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, and as the founder and frontman of Graham Central Station...
, starting in 1974.
She is the mother of two daughters: Laura Marie (a spoken word artist whose mic tag is 'immoBme') and Sylvette Phunne (rapper and songstress known as 'Raw Syl'). Sylvette Phunne is the second of three children fathered by Sly Stone.
Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
as a member of Sly & the Family Stone.
In 2006, Robinson reunited with the original Family Stone.