She was the voice that commanded us to “get up and dance to the music,” and the woman who Sly Stone put “on the throne” in the Family Stone hit “Dance to the Music.”

But that voice has been quieted with the death of Sly and the Family Stone trumpeter, vocalist and co-founder Cynthia Robinson on Monday (Nov. 23) at the age of 69, according to her Facebook page.

Robinson’s cancer diagnosis was announced in October on her Facebook page, along with the establishment of the Cynthia Robinson Cancer Care Fund. Robinson herself posted a message of thanks “to everyone who has donated. Love you all!” at the time, and the fund is remaining active “due to the rising medical costs,” with a Facebook page staying active “in her memory.”

Read more at Billboard.

Read EBONY.com’s exclusive Cynthia Robinson interview here.