Sly & the Family Stone: (STEWART) "Everyday People" (1968)
BILLBOARD's #5 song of 1969, Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People" was this septet's first single to hit #1 on the Soul and Hot 100 charts. PERSONNEL: Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone (composer, producer, lead vocal); Rose Stone (backing vocal, piano); Freddie Stone (backing vocal, guitar); Larry Graham (backing vocal, slap bass guitar); Greg Errico (drums, background vocal); Jerry Martin (sax, background vocal); Cynthia Robinson (trumpet, vocal ad-libs); Don Puluse (engineer) Released Nov. 1, 1968 on vinyl EPIC 45 #5-10407 (ZSP 139211) Tech data: mastered with AVA triple filter© process (no Dolby)
About Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia Robinson (January 12, 1944 – November 23, 2015) 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 hip hop band the Roots has called Robinson the original "hypeman."
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