Cynthia Robinson Band Member Of Sly & The Family Stone
Dec 14, 2015 14:58:39 GMT -4
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Passed Away last month
b. Cynthia Robinson, 12th January 1946, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
d. 23rd November 2015, California, U.S.A.
The singer and trumpeter, Cynthia Robinson, has died. Cynthia was 69.
Cynthia was an integral part of the group, Sly and the Family Stone, and passed away from cancer.
She was one of the first black and female trumpet players, performing in any of the big Rock & R&B band’s of that era.
In 1969, Cynthia performed at Woodstock.
Cynthia continued to collaborate with Sly Stone, after the demise of the group in 1975.
She was also a performed in, fellow Sly and the Family Stone member, Larry Graham’s band, Graham Central Station.
Cynthia was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sly and the Family Stone.
She leaves two daughters, namely, Laura Marie and Sylvyette Phunne Stone.
Rest in peace
b. Cynthia Robinson, 12th January 1946, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
d. 23rd November 2015, California, U.S.A.
The singer and trumpeter, Cynthia Robinson, has died. Cynthia was 69.
Cynthia was an integral part of the group, Sly and the Family Stone, and passed away from cancer.
She was one of the first black and female trumpet players, performing in any of the big Rock & R&B band’s of that era.
In 1969, Cynthia performed at Woodstock.
Cynthia continued to collaborate with Sly Stone, after the demise of the group in 1975.
She was also a performed in, fellow Sly and the Family Stone member, Larry Graham’s band, Graham Central Station.
Cynthia was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sly and the Family Stone.
She leaves two daughters, namely, Laura Marie and Sylvyette Phunne Stone.
Rest in peace
