She added SOOO much to the band. When they played soul train she channelled all the energy somehow boppin and playing her trumpet and singing. RIP Cynthia

Rest in peace Cynthia Robinson.

I've been a fan of hers since 1968. Sly and the family Stone. " Every Day People " was the first 45 record I ever purchased for. .99 cents. R.I.P. Cynthia Robinson.

She was truly a rockstar. What a wonderful and colorful personality. RIP Cynthia

You are so missed, Cynthia! Pure Legend!

What a truly wonderful person! Her music will always brighten my day. RIP ❤

She was the pulse and the gospel behind Sly. Rest In Peace

I could listen to hear stories all day

She was still very cute and youthful. Cynthia will be missed....

Always has been and always will be one of my favorite musicians Miss you Cynthia

Sometimes the humble beginnings of some of these Iconic groups are more interesting than the success they achieved!

Always wondered about CR..loved her playing..a real spark to Sly’s genius..this interview really cemented my love for that band…grew up with it..RIP..🎺

The legendary Cynthia Robertson it's amazing when you started singing them lyrics a minute ago you still have a voice for singing you are a very multi-talented woman and I'm glad this production team took the time to put you in the spotlight thank you this one is for you young lady🌹🎙🎼🎙🎺🎵🎶🎹🇺🇸

This is great to see Cynthia. I always thought she was an awesome musician.

Very beautiful classy lady!

I Love You Cynthia. I Love This Group, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE. I Was Influenced To Play And Sing To This Day When I Saw You All In Concert In Newark, New Jersey 1970 At Symphony Hall. Your Talent Playing That Trumpet Is Beyond Greatness. I Will Miss You For Now, Till We Meet Again. ❤

RIP Cynthia Robinson 🙏🏾 My favorite band as a kid and even now! 💯

I Loved Cynthia Robinson. R.I.P. Beautiful woman.

Priceless interview - - thank you!

"Git UP 'n Dance! DANCE to the MUSIC!!"

hard to believe... she looked so vibrant here in '14. 16 mos. later she'd be gone, what a loss. loved this women for her spunk, and let me give you the message... "all the squares, go home!"

We're all headed in the same direction . We just get there at a different time . R.I.P. Cynthia Robinson . The Family would never have happened without you .

Rest in peace, Sister Cynthia Robinson!!! Much love!!!

You will be missed

My dream was for Sly to get himself together and Larry drop any hard feelings and there be a reunion. Now with Cynthia gone it will never happen. R.I.P. Cynthia.

This was the golden age of music. From the Rock, Funk, Electric Blues etc. Sly preached love throughout all races creeds and colors. Everyday People. RIP Cynthia great on the horn and an unforgettable voice. Her lead in on Sing a Simple Song got me hooked on the band.

She was still a very soul,rock and rythm and blues artist

miss you so much Cynthia. i was shaped by you and sly.

Rest In Peace Cynthia 😢😢😢 🎶 🎶😢

There "is" another level - and we will get to - be together again, with the souls of "goodness and Passion in the Arts"! Peace be with you -

Beautiful Cynthia peacefully resting. Absolutely the best horn player of all times!!!🎶👏🏽🥂

Cynthia was cool people in real life. Such a great talent. The Stuart family was close to my family. Particularly the oldest sister Loretta. My mother always called him Sylvester.

Cinthia, She Are Beautiful.. What A Lengend She Are 🎶 🎶. R.I.P. 🙏 🙏. Cinthia Robinson 🌹 🌹.

Yep! Beautiful Cynthia! So fabulous in that trumpet!

Love you CYNTHIA

What a pleasure to get this interview with Cynthia. Most people know so little about her except her work on Sly's big hits.

The world is still dancing to the music

Kool Cynthia I loved her when she played her horn , she could play, RIP.

Beautiful, talented lady, thank you for the music, R.I.P. with the Father.

Beautiful woman.i.love her ❤..RIP.

Cynthia On The Throne It almost seems like just the other day when Sly Stone lit up radio in the San Francisco Bay Area with his brand of A Whole New Thing. We were young and he spoke volumes of, as he used to say, “Goodness for our mind, body and our soul.” Many journalists write about Sly & The Family Stone’s reign at Winchester Cathedral in San Jose, but we, the Kelly Hill bunch of Hayward, California, where Larry Graham’s mom lived, knew that the group also took over Frenchy’s nightclub in Hayward every weekend during that same celebrated period. It was there that I first saw Cynthia Robinson with her trailblazing self. Frenchy’s was a spot that allowed teenagers 16 years of age and older to hang after hours, until 6 a.m. mind you, because they served free breakfast after 2 a.m. They tore the roof off continually. The group could hambone, change instruments without missing a beat, sing incredible harmonies and made us joyous participants of the funkification process. I remember one night Sly introduced a jazz burnished version of Summertime. As I recall, the whole piece was devoted to Cynthia’s trumpet prowess with some keyboard chords to augment her magnificent solo effort. The young crowd though was rude and talkative through the delicate pianissimo part of her solo. Sly stopped the show and reamed the crowd a new one for being so rude. When the tune was restarted the crowd paid rapt attention as Cynthia played beautifully and received a great ovation. I remember New York writer David Henderson penning a piece about the group in Crawdaddy Magazine and later republished in a now obscure journal of writing that I bought. Here is his description of Cynthia; Cynthia Robinson, a saucy tomato from Sacramento with thick red hair and a sensual bougaloo. She blows a hot lip trumpet (the only female player of trumpet l’ve seen in any group) and comes forth with a sensual gutsy blues wail as well. Yeah, Cynthia could blow. Sly, in his liner notes to the Dance To The Music Album, described her as one of the best trumpet players in the world and that ranking continues even until now. In the mid ‘70s after the group had, for all intensive purposes, crashed and burned, I saw Cynthia at Foothill square in deep East Oakland with a little girl who looked a lot like Sly. I struck up a conversation with her and asked her why the group had been so silent of late. She told me that the group was basically into other things. I then asked her if she gave trumpet lessons and she thought not. I remember also when some members of the Family Stone including Cynthia played one of Sinbad’s Aruba concerts that was televised. They did a version of I Wanna Take You Higher. When it came time for Cynthia’s trumpet solo, some other youngster took it. I thought it was the end of her trumpet playing as we knew it. I guess she had taken a lot of time off and her chops weren’t up to snuff. But she later came back better than ever. Trumpet is a hard axe. I play a little trumpet myself. Once I was invited by Vet & Freddie to play at Evangelist Temple, the church that Freddie pastors. Cynthia was there. I played a flat version of Precious Lord, Take My Hand. After the service Cynthia walked up to me and told me I played well. What a great compliment, though I doubt that I did. Cynthia later told me she used the same trumpet mouthpiece that Al Hirt used. A Jet Tone brand made out of a light alloy. She said, “It’s the only thing my chops will tolerate.” On June 24th of 2006, The Family Stone played Rock Creek Park in D.C. Bob Davis, publisher of Soul-Patrol was there. I was juiced to be at the legendary venue made famous in my consciousness by The Blackbyrds. It was a great show. At the airport on the way back I encountered Cynthia trudging up the escalator to her flight. I offered to carry her gig bag for her. She declined saying she was good. Indeed, she was. RIP Cynthia Robinson. Still on the throne. T. Watts - West Coast Correspondent

The 🎺 lady. 🌹REST WELL🌹 👑💋

HOW OLD WAS CYNTHIA I DID NOT EVEN NO SHE HAD PASS AS OF 6 -7 2016 WHAT A GREAT TALENT..

That Lady talking right there .....that’s a piece of Rock History.......

love me sum.Cynthia..classy. talent

KSOL and KDIA. Gosh I remember my mother knew the dj Bill Hall on KDIA in the late 1960's and early 70's. Great radio stations in the Bay Area in that era!!!!!!!!!! 👍❤️

All together now yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Condolescences to her family

I love you Cynthia Robinson❤🎺

R.I.P. Cynthia.....

aw man...i hadn't heard till coming here..... :( R.I.P Cynthia. thank you for .....being 'yourself'.

R.I.P. Cynthia and god bless you and your mom!

Never saw this wow so cool r.I.Paradise my friend

Cynthia and Jerry!

Saw the Family play last night. They display Cynthia’s trumpet where she once stood among them. I thought that was such a cool tribute.

My favorite band member -- she could belt that voice and trumpet out !

What a beauty

Wow A Historical Trailblazin Classy Lady!!!

R.I.P ❤️❤️❤️

RIP to Cynthia and my uncle Wah Wah Watson!

beautiful voice

She was cool and talented.

great story!!!,God bless your soul Cynthia, love you and the family stone!!!.

A really beautiful lady!

RIP BIG SISTER .

Man if Cynthia were still around, what a sweeter world this would be

I miss Queen Cynthia! One of the baddest female or male horn players that ever lived! R.I.P. Sista Cynthia!

Love this

Love you Cynthia

Tower Records! I remember the store back in the day. Never knew they sold cords. Very nice story and I always wondered about the band members.

Love Cynthia on the horns!

She was an important musician. She trained my ear for jazz and I listened to Coltrane, Davis, Morgsn, Gordon was some hint at what they did because "Cynthia and Jerry" -- that's Jerry Martini -- were impeccable. She was an integral part of my ear for outstanding horn sound and a bridge, with Jerry, to KOOL and the GANG and TOWER of POWER and a continuation of the format of early rock n roll bands that had several horn players. John Coltrane played in such a line up early in his career. JUNIOR WALKER and the ALL STARS example the sound and format. LITTLE RICHARD had bands with several horn players. Cynthia would had starred in any of those bands, even the JAMES BROWN bands, a potent example of the format.

That was captivating!

God bless Ms. Cynthia she was a beautiful and talented lady. She was never treated fairly by Sylvester "Sly" Stone, he didn't treat her right and she anguished. May she rest in peace.

I remember seeing the band's personnel on an LP cover, but soon after I saw a TV appearance (or a recorded appearance on TV) and said to myself, "Wow! ..... a *girl* trumpet player? Gosh! Times are changing!"

here's to you mrs robinson..

Great musician and she was part of a great band that was ahead of time.

I think that's Jerry Martini (sax player) on the left. HE'S STILL WITH THE FAMILY STONE!!! I just seen them last night at the county fair. It looks like him. he's 80 now and still playing.

great person

good interview,

She looked still beautiful here and very light brown hair suited her gorgeous complexion

Beautiful earings

Awesome!

R.I.P. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

She IS missed. She and Jerry returned jazz to pop music. Their playing is PRESENT yet understated. Miles must had offered each contracts for his earliest fusion. My ear for jazz was cleared listening to this dynamic duo.

loved her so much, she was my favorite member of the band. I wonder if her horn is in the hall on display.

What a funky lady 🤩

RIP Cynthia Robinson 🎺

Cynthia is a lovely name

Sly was the greatest. You too Cynthia! RIP.

LEGEND

RIP Beautiful Cynthia

priceless

Cynthia was not only on trumpet but on the drums.. Dance too the music RIP

Wow❤❤❤❤

I always thought she was Sky's cousin?! I blessed to get to see her perform with the Family Stone about a month b4 she died.

Interesting interview

when i saw cynthia performing with sly and family stone i thought she was angela davis as a six year old, and this is 1969, because of the afro she had. she and jerry sounded like 10 woodsind maestros going off at once!!!

KDIA. THOSE OLD MEMORIES .💋

I knew Cynthia. At one time she had the coolest Jaguar XKE that I got to ride in. RIP.