List of funk musicians explained
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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See also
References
Bibliography
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- Web site: Steve . Huey . 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 . 7 July 2014.
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- Web site: Mark . Deming . Phelps "Catfish" Collins – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- Funk legend Phelps 'Catfish' Collins dies aged 66 . 11 August 2010 . . 5 July 2015.
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- Web site: Nikka Costa Offers Soulful Sounds On 'Pearl' . . 25 November 2008 . 5 July 2015 .
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- Web site: Alex . Henderson . Machine – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Bruce . Eder . Manchild – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
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- News: Geoffrey . Himes . Maze: A Studied Path to Success . 21 July 1995 . . 5 July 2015.
- News: Connie . Johnson . Maze: Mellow Funk . . 15 December 1986 . 2 August 2014.
- Web site: Stephen Thomas . Erlewine . The Meters – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 8 July 2014.
- Web site: Jason . Ankeny . Mickey & the Soul Generation – Iron Leg: The Complete Mickey and the Soul Generation . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- News: Carolyn . Lamberson . Group's New Orleans funk takes detour through Austin . 24 June 2005 . . 9 July 2015.
- Web site: John . Bush . Walter "Junie" Morrison – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 24 January 2014.
- Web site: Ron . Wynn . Mtume – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Tom . Breihan . Daft Punk Produce New N.E.R.D. Track . . 29 September 2010 . 2 August 2014.
- Web site: Bill . Dahl . Art Neville – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015 .
- Web site: Amy . Hanson . Olympic Runners – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- News: Adrian . Gomez . Crowds keep Orgone energized . . 21 December 2012 . 26 January 2018 .
- Web site: Steve . Leggett . Osaka Monaurail – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Ben . Edwards . Osaka Monaurail, Japan's funkiest orchestra . 3 July 2012 . . 5 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120704151545/http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2012/7/Osaka-Monaurail-Japans-funkiest-orchestra. dead. 4 July 2012.
- Web site: Matthew . Cole . Ozomatli – Fire Away . . 19 April 2010 . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Mark . Deming . Maceo Parker – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2014.
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- Web site: Ron . Wynn . Ready for the World – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2014.
- News: John . Meagher . Review of the Week: Republic of Loose . 11 April 2008 . . 9 July 2015.
- Web site: Steve . Huey . The Rimshots – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Jason . Ankeny . Neneh Cherry – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Richie . Unterberger . Ripple – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015.
- Daft Punk made a film to accompany Nile Rodgers' new Chic LP . 22 February 2015 . . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Steve . Huey . Rufus – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2014.
- Web site: Ron . Wynn . Shotgun – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2014.
- Web site: Alex . Henderson . Side Effect – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 24 January 2014.
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- Web site: Andy . Kellman . Skull Snaps – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2014 .
- Web site: Steve . Huey . Sound Experience – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2014.
- Sam . Richards . Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro . August 2008 . Uncut . 108 . Sparro has been compared to Prince and Gnarls Barkley, but his funk is less organic, and deliberately inauthentic....
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- Web site: Ron . Wynn . Richard Tee – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 5 July 2015 .
- Web site: Jason . Ankeny . The Temptations – Artist Biography . AllMusic . 2 August 2014 .
- News: Neil . Strauss . Roger Troutman, 47, Influential Funk Musician . 28 April 1999 . The New York Times . 5 July 2015.
- Web site: Jesse . Cataldo . TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light . 9 April 2011 . Slant Magazine . 5 July 2015.
- Spotify removes album of silence by US funk band . . 25 April 2014 . 5 July 2015 .
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