This is a list of funk music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one who has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
A
editB
edit- B. T. Express[8]
- Mike Banks[9]
- The Bar-Kays[10][11][12]
- Big Pig[13]
- Black Heat[14]
- Eddie Bo[15]
- Bootsy's Rubber Band[10]
- Brainstorm[16]
- Brand New Heavies[17][18]
- Brass Construction[19]
- Michael Brecker[20]
- Brick[10]
- The Brothers Johnson[10][21][22][23]
- James Brown[10][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
- The Budos Band[32]
C
edit- Cameo[10][33][34][35][36]
- Jimmy Castor[37]
- Central Line[38]
- A Certain Ratio[39]
- Chakk[40]
- Chapter 8[41]
- Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band[42]
- Chic[43][44]
- Chicks Incorporated[45]
- Chocolate Milk[46]
- George Clinton[25][28][31][47][48]
- Bootsy Collins[49][50][51][52]
- Catfish Collins[53][54]
- Lyn Collins[55]
- Commodores[11][22][25][35][50][56][57]
- Con Funk Shun[10][58][59]
- Nikka Costa[60][61]
- Don Covay[62]
- Crown Heights Affair[63][44]
D
editE
editF
editG
editH
editI
editJ
editK
editL
editM
edit- Machine[153]
- Manchild[154][155]
- Mandrill[10][156][157]
- Manzel[158]
- Teena Marie[65][159]
- Material[160]
- Maximum Joy[161][162]
- Curtis Mayfield[24][33][163]
- Maze[164][165]
- The Meters[25][166][167]
- Mezzoforte[77]
- Miami Sound Machine[168]
- Mickey & the Soul Generation[169]
- Midnight Star[82]
- Mingo Fishtrap[170]
- Walter "Junie" Morrison[50][171]
- Mtume[172][173]
N
editO
editP
editR
editS
edit- Shakatak[205]
- Shalamar[206]
- Garry Shider[50]
- Shotgun[207]
- Side Effect[208]
- Dawn Silva[209]
- Skull Snaps[210]
- Skyy[211]
- Slave[10][30][33][212]
- Sly and the Family Stone[24][25][30][213]
- Soulive[31]
- Sound Experience[214]
- South Shore Commission[215]
- Sam Sparro[216]
- Spearhead[217]
- Stargard[218]
- Sly Stone[33][100]
- Sun[30][219]
- Switch[220]
- Swoop[221]
T
editV
editW
editZ
editSee also
editReferences
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