Best Funk Artists

The Top Ten
1 James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. A progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul".

Awesome. Please listen to drive that funky soul. The consistency of james brown is exquisite

2 Parliament Funkeldelic

Living, breathing, personification of funk led by George Clinton

3 Sly And The Flamily Stone
4 Rick James Rick James was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his teen years in various bands and groups before entering the U.S. Navy to avoid being drafted in the early 1960s.

Bro what kind of list is this? Michael Jackson & RHCP ahead of Rick in the funk genre? This is comical. The only person who's probably ahead of Rick is James Brown and even that can be argued.

5 Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Needs to be much higher

6 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American funk-rock and alternative rock band, that was founded in 1983. The band's members are Anthony Kiedis (Vocals), Michael "Flea" Balzary (Bass), Chad Smith (Drums) and numerous guitarists, most well-known being John Frusciante. The band is among the most well-known funk bands in music history with albums like "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" and "Californification" being some of their best known works. Throughout their career, the band has won numerous different awards and established an immense fanbase.
7 The Barkays
8 Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful bands of all time.

One Of The Greatest All Time Funk Band To Ever Play

9 Wreckin Crew

The Wreckin Crew Was A Nine Pieces Funk Band From Chicago, , They Had A Very Funky Sound. Chance To Dance Was One Of Their Best Funk Songs And Found The Groove, Was Also Very Good.

10 The Gap Band
The Contenders
11 Michael Jackson Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson; August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, dancer, and songwriter. He passed away from cardiac arrest caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose on June 25, 2009. He donated (at least) a remarkable 500,000,000 dollars to charity. Michael is also known as The King of Pop (a title given to him by Elizabeth Taylor) or under the initials MJ. Dubbed the King of Pop, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. ...read more.
12 Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez, professionally known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. ...read more.

Where is Prince? He could go from stuff like We March, America, Pop Life, Chaos and Disorder and Sign 'O' The Times to stuff like Girls & Boys, The Max, The Continental, P. Control and Gett Off and in between.

13 Roger Troutman
14 Lettuce
15 Lakeside
16 Ohio Players
17 Undisputed Truth
18 The Dramatics
19 The Dazz Band
20 Ivan Neville
21 Johnny Guitar Watson
22 Hot Chocolate
23 The Meters
24 War
25 Tom Browne
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