# List of funk musicians

This is a list of notable funk music bands and 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.
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* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* African Music Machine
* Los Amigos Invisibles
* Steve Arrington
* Atlantic Starr
* Average White Band

## B

* B. T. Express
* Mike Banks
* The Bar-Kays
* Big Pig
* Black Heat
* Eddie Bo
* Bootsy's Rubber Band
* Brainstorm
* Brand New Heavies
* Brass Construction
* Michael Brecker
* Brick
* The Brothers Johnson
* James Brown
* The Budos Band

## C

* Cameo
* Jimmy Castor
* Central Line
* A Certain Ratio
* Chakk
* Chapter 8
* Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
* Chic
* Chicks Incorporated
* Chocolate Milk
* George Clinton
* Bootsy Collins
* Catfish Collins
* Lyn Collins
* Commodores
* Con Funk Shun
* Nikka Costa
* Don Covay
* Crown Heights Affair

## D

* DAG
* Betty Davis
* Miles Davis
* Dayton
* Dazz Band
* Deckchairs Overboard
* Manu Dibango
* Dr. John
* George Duke
* Candy Dulfer
* Dumpstaphunk
* Dyke and the Blazers
* Dynasty

## E

* Earth, Wind & Fire
* ESG

## F

* The Fabulous Counts
* Fashion
* Fat Larry's Band
* Fatback Band
* Faze-O
* Amp Fiddler
* Lee Fields
* Flyte Tyme
* Freeez
* Fun Lovin' Criminals
* Funkadelic

## G

* Galactic
* The Gap Band
* Marvin Gaye
* Gonzalez
* Graham Central Station
* Larry Graham
* The Grease Band
* The Greyboy Allstars

## H

* Herbie Hancock
* Isaac Hayes
* Leon Haywood
* The Headhunters
* Heatwave
* Jimi Hendrix
* Here Come the Mummies
* The Highlighters
* Hi-Tension
* Hot Chocolate

## I

* Ian Dury and the Blockheads
* Imagination
* The Isley Brothers

## J

* The J.B.'s
* Rick James
* Jamiroquai
* Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
* Don Julian

## K

* Karma
* Kay Gees
* KC and the Sunshine Band
* Eddie Kendricks
* Chaka Khan
* Kleeer
* Klymaxx
* Kool & the Gang
* Fela Kuti

## L

* L.T.D.
* Lakeside
* Bill Laswell
* Light of the World
* Paula Lima
* Linx
* Carrie Lucas

## M

* Machine
* Manchild
* Mandrill
* Manzel
* Teena Marie
* Material
* Maximum Joy
* Curtis Mayfield
* Maze
* The Meters
* Mezzoforte
* Miami Sound Machine
* Mickey & the Soul Generation
* Midnight Star
* Mingo Fishtrap
* Walter "Junie" Morrison
* Mtume

## N

* Meshell Ndegeocello
* N.E.R.D
* Art Neville
* The Nite-Liters

## O

* Ohio Players
* Olympic Runners
* Orgone
* Osaka Monaurail
* Ozomatli

## P

* Maceo Parker
* Parliament
* Parliament-Funkadelic
* Teddy Pendergrass
* People's Choice
* Pieces of a Dream
* Prince

## R

* Jesse Rae
* Nelson Rangell
* Ready for the World
* Republic of Loose
* The Rimshots
* Rip Rig + Panic
* Ripple
* Nile Rodgers
* Rufus

## S

* Shakatak
* Shalamar
* Garry Shider
* Shotgun
* Side Effect
* Dawn Silva
* Skull Snaps
* Skyy
* Slave
* Sly and the Family Stone
* Soulive
* Sound Experience
* South Shore Commission
* Sam Sparro
* Spearhead
* Stargard
* Sly Stone
* Sun
* Switch
* Swoop

## T

* T-Connection
* T. S. Monk
* A Taste of Honey
* Richard Tee
* The Temptations
* Joe Tex
* The Time
* Tower of Power
* Roger Troutman
* TV on the Radio

## V

* Vulfpeck

## W

* War
* Johnny "Guitar" Watson
* Fred Wesley
* The Whispers
* The Whitefield Brothers
* Barry White
* Marva Whitney
* Stevie Wonder
* Phil Woods
* Bernie Worrell

## Z

* Zapp