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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.

• 0–9
• 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

See also

• List of funk rock and funk metal bands

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