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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.
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B
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D
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F
G
H
I
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P
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V
W
Z
See also
References
^ Huey, Steve.
"African Music Machine – Artist Biography" .
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^ Simián, José Manuel (9 March 2011).
"Amid tour, Los Amigos Invisibles return home to celebrate band's 20th anniversary" .
Daily News . Retrieved 9 July 2015 .
^
"Steve Arrington – The Jammin' National Anthem" .
Billboard . Vol. 99, no. 18. 10 May 1986. p. 78.
ISSN
0006-2510 .
^ Ankeny, Jason.
"The Average White Band – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"The Bar-Kays – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Black Heat – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
Wynn, Ron .
"Brainstorm – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^
"Brother Sister – Brand New Heavies" .
Lawrence Journal-World . 27 April 1994. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
a
b
c
d Schiesel, Seth (9 March 2011).
"The 10-Night Intergalactic Funk Odyssey" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Leggett, Steve.
"The Budos Band – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band / Charles Wright / Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Express Yourself: The Best of Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 July 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Chocolate Milk – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Bootsy Collins – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 July 2014 .
^ Deming, Mark.
"Phelps "Catfish" Collins – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Funk legend Phelps 'Catfish' Collins dies aged 66" .
Uncut . 11 August 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Hanson, Amy.
"Put It on the Line – Song Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Nikka Costa Offers Soulful Sounds On 'Pearl' " .
NPR Music . 25 November 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Stolman, Elissa (23 June 2011).
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CMJ . Archived from
the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
Thomas Erlewine, Stephen .
"DAG – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Bush, John.
"Betty Davis – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Kellman, Andy.
"Dayton – Dayton/Cutie Pie" . AllMusic . Retrieved 8 July 2014 .
^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen.
"Dazz Band – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Dr. John – Television" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Eames, Tom (6 August 2013).
"Funk singer George Duke dies, aged 67" .
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^ Collar, Matt.
"Candy Dulfer – Sax-A-Go-Go" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Winbush, Jeff (2 May 2009).
"Candy Dulfer: Funked Up! (2009)" .
All About Jazz . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Jurek, Thom.
"Dumpstaphunk – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^
Unterberger, Richie .
"Dyke & the Blazers – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Dynasty – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 8 July 2014 .
^ Ankeny, Jason.
"Fabulous Counts – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
Larkin 2006 , "Fat Larry's Band".
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Faze-O – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^
"Amp Fiddler – Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly" . Uncut . 1 April 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"Lee Fields – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^
"The Illustrated Band; The String Cheese Incident; Untying The Not (2003)" .
Entertainment Weekly . 17 October 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Serwer, Jesse (6 February 2010).
"New Galactic album 'Ya-Ka-May' is a taste of classic New Orleans" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
Larkin 2006 , "Gap Band", "Wilson, Charlie".
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Graham Central Station – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Collette, Doug (2 August 2007).
"The Greyboy AllStars: What Happened To Television? (2007)" . All About Jazz . Retrieved 8 July 2015 .
^ Bonfiglio, Jeremy D. (24 July 2014).
"Five questions with ... Robert Walter" .
The Herald-Palladium . Retrieved 8 July 2015 .
^
a
b Getto, Dennis (24 June 1977).
"Would You Believe Buddhism Led Herbie Hancock Into Funk?" .
The Milwaukee Sentinel . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .
^ Ginell, Richard S.
"Herbie Hancock – Secrets" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .
^
"Heatwave's Johnnie Wilder Jr. dead at 56" .
United Press International (Press release). Clayton, Ohio. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Heaney, Gregory.
"Here Come the Mummies – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 26 January 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Hi-Tension – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"The J.B.'s – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Collar, Matt.
"Jamiroquai – Dynamite" . AllMusic . Retrieved 7 July 2014 .
^
Larkin 2006 , "Jones, Sharon, And The Dap-Kings".
^
"Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings: A Little Funk And Soul" . NPR Music. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Henderson, Alex.
"Karma – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"Kay Gee's – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Kellman, Andy.
"Kleeer – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Eccleston, Danny (18 September 2013).
"?uestlove And tUnE-yArDs Cover Fela Kuti's Lady" .
Mojo . Retrieved 8 July 2015 .
^ Ankeny, Jason.
"L.T.D. – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Hogan, Ed.
"Light of the World – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .
^ Neder, Alvaro.
"Paula Lima – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
Christgau, Robert .
"Linx" . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Henderson, Alex.
"Machine – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Eder, Bruce.
"Manchild – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"Mandrill – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Birchmeier, Jason.
"Manzel – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Graff, Gary (1996).
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^ Unterberger, Richie.
"Curtis Mayfield – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Himes, Geoffrey (21 July 1995).
"Maze: A Studied Path to Success" .
The Washington Post . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Johnson, Connie (15 December 1986).
"Maze: Mellow Funk" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
"The Meters – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 8 July 2014 .
^
Larkin 2006 , "Estefan, Gloria, And Miami Sound Machine".
^ Ankeny, Jason.
"Mickey & the Soul Generation – Iron Leg: The Complete Mickey and the Soul Generation" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Lamberson, Carolyn (24 June 2005).
"Group's New Orleans funk takes detour through Austin" .
The Register-Guard . Retrieved 9 July 2015 .
^ Bush, John.
"Walter "Junie" Morrison – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Mtume – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Breihan, Tom (29 September 2010).
"Daft Punk Produce New N.E.R.D. Track" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .
^ Dahl, Bill.
"Art Neville – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Hanson, Amy.
"Olympic Runners – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Gomez, Adrian (21 December 2012).
"Crowds keep Orgone energized" .
Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved 26 January 2018 .
^ Leggett, Steve.
"Osaka Monaurail – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
a
b Edwards, Ben (3 July 2012).
"Osaka Monaurail, Japan's funkiest orchestra" .
CBC Music . Archived from
the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Cole, Matthew (19 April 2010).
"Ozomatli – Fire Away" .
Slant Magazine . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Deming, Mark.
"Maceo Parker – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Coakley, Tim (30 June 1997).
"Wein Leads an all-star group at Jazz Festival" .
The Daily Gazette . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Ready for the World – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Meagher, John (11 April 2008).
"Review of the Week: Republic of Loose" .
Irish Independent . Retrieved 9 July 2015 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"The Rimshots – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Ankeny, Jason.
"Neneh Cherry – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Unterberger, Richie.
"Ripple – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Daft Punk made a film to accompany Nile Rodgers' new Chic LP" .
Fact . 22 February 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"Rufus – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Shotgun – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Henderson, Alex.
"Side Effect – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 24 January 2014 .
^ Hanson, Amy.
"Dawn Silva – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Kellman, Andy.
"Skull Snaps – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Huey, Steve.
"Sound Experience – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Richards, Sam (August 2008). "Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro". Uncut . p. 108. Sparro has been compared to Prince and Gnarls Barkley, but his funk is less organic, and deliberately inauthentic...
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Sun – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Henderson, Alex.
"T-Connection – Magic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
^ Wynn, Ron.
"Richard Tee – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Ankeny, Jason.
"The Temptations – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .
^ Strauss, Neil (28 April 1999).
"Roger Troutman, 47, Influential Funk Musician" . The New York Times . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Cataldo, Jesse (9 April 2011).
"TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Spotify removes album of silence by US funk band" .
NME . 25 April 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Cook, Stephen.
"Johnny "Guitar" Watson – Ain't That a Bitch" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Torreano, Bradley.
"Whitefield Brothers – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Perone, James E. (2006).
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ISBN
0-275-98723-X .
^ Bush, John.
"Zapp – Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2014 .
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