曾經在Sly and the Family Stone合唱團擔任演唱及吹奏樂器手的Cynthia Robinson,11月23日因癌症去世(69歲),出生於加州聖克里門的她,也曾於1993年與the Family Stone合唱團一同進入搖滾樂名人堂。
Sly and the Family Stone有很多歌進入排行榜前四十名,其中包括冠軍歌曲"Everyday People" (1969),"Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf
Agin"(1970)與"Family Affair" (1971)。另一首1968年第八名的歌"Dance To The Music"則獲選入Grammy搖滾樂名人堂,其中有Cynthia Robinson年輕時的精采演出,也是滾石雜誌500大歌曲榜第223名的歌。
Sly and the Family Stone是歷年暢銷歌星與合唱團排行榜第214名的知名團體,他們跨種族的團員組合,創造出psychedelic soul「迷幻靈魂」歌曲的樂風,在流行歌曲的歷史中留下了不可磨滅的一頁。
Dance to the Music
Sly & The Family Stone
Cynthia: Get
up and dance to the music!
Get
on up and dance to the fonky music!
All: Dance
to the Music, Dance to the Music
Freddie: Hey
Greg!
Greg: What?
Freddie: All
we need is a drummer,
for
people who only need a beat
I'm
gonna add a little guitar
and
make it easy to move your feet
Larry: I'm
gonna add some bottom,
so
that the dancers just won't hide
Sly: You
might like to hear my organ
playing
"Ride Sally Ride"
You
might like to hear the horns blowin',
Cynthia
on the throne, yeah!
Cynthia
& Jerry got a message they're sayin':
Cynthia: All
the squares, go home!
All: Dance
to the Music, Dance to the Music