List of funk musicians

This is a list of funk music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such). 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.

0-9 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) 24-7 Spyz 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 Oliver Cheatham Chic Stanley Clarke Les Claypool George Clinton Dennis Coffey Bootsy Collins Lyn Collins The Commodores Con Funk Shun Chick Corea Nikka Costa Brian Culbertson 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 Faith No More 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 Incubus 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 Rage Against the Machine Raydio Rebirth Brass Band The Reddings Red Hot Chili Peppers Joshua Redman Republic of Loose Ripple 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