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. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name, and individuals are listed by last name.

A

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

    B

  • B. T. Express
  • Mike Banks
  • Bar-Kays
  • Big Pig
  • Black Heat
  • Eddie Bo
  • Bootsy's Rubber Band
  • Brainstorm
  • The 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
  • Fishbone
  • 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
  • Osiris
  • 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
  • Geo C and Tha Storm
  • 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
  • Marva Whitney
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Phil Woods
  • Bernie Worrell

    Z

  • Zapp