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Bar-Kays
Bar-Kays
American band
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Garry Shider
Garry Shider
American musician
2
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
American funk/soul band
3
The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
4
George Clinton
George Clinton
American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer
5
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
band
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Rose Royce
Rose Royce
American soul and R&B group
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Bernard Purdie
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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Lord Finesse
Lord Finesse
American rapper and hip-hop record producer
9
James Brown
James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul
10
Enchantment
Enchantment
soul/R&B band
11
Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
12
The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
American band
13
Billy Preston
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
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Tower of Power
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
15
Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Sly Stone
Sly Stone
American musician, songwriter, and record producer
18
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
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Bob Johnston
Bob Johnston
American record producer and musician
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Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician
21
The Temptations
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
22
Lonnie Liston Smith
Lonnie Liston Smith
American pianist
23
Parliament
Parliament
American funk band most prominent during the 1970s
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The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s
band
25
Rufus
Rufus
American funk band
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Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Funk Rock band
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Roger Troutman
Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
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Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh
American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor
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Funkadelic
Funkadelic
American band
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The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson
Funk Band
31
Donell Jones
Donell Jones
American recording artist; singer, songwriter and record producer
32
Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
33
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
34
George Adams
George Adams
musician
35
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
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Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
American band
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Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa
American musician
38
Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun
American rhythm and blues band
39
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
40
Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
English-Canadian singer-songwriter
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James Gang
James Gang
American rock band
42
The Coup
The Coup
American hip hop group
43
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
44
Little Feat
Little Feat
American band
45
Trouble Funk
Trouble Funk
American band
46
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band
American disco and funk band
47
Mousse T.
Mousse T.
German-Turkish musician
48
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider
Texan musician
49
John "Jabo" Starks
John "Jabo" Starks
American drummer
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Primus
Primus
rock band from the United States
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Joe South
Joe South
US singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Redbone
Redbone
American funk rock band
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Terry Knight
Terry Knight
American singer and music producer
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
guitarist
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Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
Jamaican reggae artist
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Stewart Levine
Stewart Levine
American record producer
57
Maze
Maze
band
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Charlie Wilson
Charlie Wilson
American singer, songwriter, record producer
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Anderson .Paak
Anderson .Paak
American musician
Joe Quarterman
American singer

Joe Quarterman

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American singer
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Joe Quarterman (or Sir Joe Quarterman And Free Soul), also known as Sir Joe Quarterman and sometimes misspelled as Joe Quatermain is an American funk and soul singer. Quarterman earned the title "Sir" in high school. His single, "(I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind", was also his biggest, reaching the R&B Top 30 in 1973, and was featured on the radio station Master Sounds 98.3 in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. After leaving the music industry, Quarterman earned a degree in architecture. His song "I'm Gonna Get You" was later featured on the breakbeat compilation Ultimate Breaks and Beats.

Sir Joe is from Washington D.C., then known as funk land before later being renamed Go-Go land, where the hit maker Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers were amongst the rival bands that played alongside Sir Joe Quarterman and the free soul. During the 1970s there were countless bands in the D.C. metro area.