List of funk musicians

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.

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
 * The 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