List of Funk Artists

Here are the notable Funk Artists who have contributed to the development of this genre.

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• 100 Proof (Aged In Soul)
• 24-7 Spyz

So, another list of Funk artists who are not using numbers for their group include:

A

• Vicki Anderson
• Antibalas
• Steve Arrington
• Ashford & Simpson
• Aurra
• The Average White Band
• Roy Ayers

B

• The Bar-Kays
• The Beginning of the End
• Frankie Beverly
• Edwin Birdsong
• The Blackbyrds
• Bloodstone
• Eddie Bo
• Hamilton Bohannon
• Booker T & The MG's
• Bootsy's Rubber Band
• Brass Construction
• Breakwater
• Brecker Brothers
• Brick
• Brides of Funkenstein
• The Brothers Johnson
• Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
• James Brown
• Tom Browne
• B.T. Express
• Keni Burke
• Bobby Byrd
• Donald Byrd
• Blowfly
• Bull & the Matadors

C

• Cameo
• Captain Sky
• Jimmy Castor Bunch
• Chic
• Stanley Clarke
• Les Claypool
• George Clinton
• Dennis Coffey
• Bootsy Collins
• Lyn Collins
• The Commodores
• Con Funk Shun
• Chick Corea
• Nikka Costa
• Cymande
• André Cymone

D

• Dag
• Betty Davis
• The Dazz Band
• DeBarge
• Defunkt
• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
• Manu Dibango
• Directions in Groove
• The Dramatics
• George Duke
• Candy Dulfer
• Dyke & the Blazers

E

• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Pee Wee Ellis
• The Emotions
F
• The Fabulous Counts
• Fatback Band
• Fattburger
• Fishbone
• Flea
• King Floyd
• John Frusciante
• Funkadelic
• Funk, Inc.
• Funkshone

G

• Galactic
• The Gap Band
• Marvin Gaye
• Larry Graham
• Graham Central Station
• Grant Green
• The Greyboy Allstars
• Groove Collective

H

• Herbie Hancock
• Isaac Hayes
• Eddie Hazel
• The Headhunters
• Heatwave
• Jimi Hendrix
• Here Come the Mummies
• Ron Holloway
• Baby Huey & the Babysitters
• Glenn Hughes
• Bobbi Humphrey

I

• The Impressions
• Infectious Grooves
• Instant Funk
• The Isley Brothers

J

• The Jacksons
• Michael Jackson
• Rick James
• Jamiroquai
• The JB's
• Grace Jones
• Keziah Jones
• Quincy Jones
• Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

K

• KC and the Sunshine Band
• Eddie Kendricks
• Chaka Khan
• Evelyn Champagne King
• Kleeer
• Klymaxx
• Kool & the Gang

L

• Labelle
• Lakeside
• Nils Landgren
• Living Colour
• Lo Fidelity Allstars
• Professor Longhair
• Los Amigos Invisibles
• L.T.D.

M

• Mandrill
• Teena Marie
• Mass Production
• Material
• Curtis Mayfield
• Maze
• Les McCann
• Medeski, Martin & Wood
• Paulo Mendonça
• The Meters
• MFSB
• Mickey & the Soul Generation
• Midnight Star
• Marcus Miller
• Mingo Fishtrap
• Blue Mitchell
• The Mizell Brothers
• Walter "Junie" Morrison
• Mother's Finest

N

• The Neville Brothers
• New Birth
• The New Mastersounds

O

• The Ohio Players
• The Olympic Runners
• Alexander O'Neal
• Jeffrey Osborne
• Outkast

P

• Maceo Parker
• Melvin Parker
• Parlet
• Parliament
• Wilson Pickett
• Billy Preston
• Primus (band)
• Prince

R

• Raydio
• Rebirth Brass Band
• The Reddings
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Joshua Redman
• Republic of Loose
• Rose Royce
• Rufus

S

• Mongo Santamaría
• John Scofield
• Screaming Headless Torsos
• Shakatak
• Skyy
• Slave
• Sly & the Family Stone
• Jimmy Smith
• The S.O.S. Band
• The Spinners
• Clyde Stubblefield
• Sun
• The Sylvers

T

• T-Connection
• The Temptations
• Joe Tex
• Rufus Thomas
• Timmy Thomas
• The Three Degrees
• The Time
• Tower of Power
• Trouble Funk
• Roger Troutman

U

• Undisputed Truth

W

• War
• Johnny Guitar Watson
• Fred Wesley
• Barry White
• Marva Whitney
• Wild Cherry
• The Winstons
• Stevie Wonder
• Victor Wooten
• Bernie Worrell
• Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
• Syreeta Wright

Z

• Zapp