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Bar-Kays
American band
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Garry Shider
American musician
2
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
American funk/soul band
3
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
4
George Clinton
American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer
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Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
band
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Rose Royce
American soul and R&B group
7
Bernard Purdie
American drummer
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Lord Finesse
American rapper and hip-hop record producer
9
James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul
10
Enchantment
soul/R&B band
11
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
12
The Undisputed Truth
American band
13
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
14
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
15
Joe Cocker
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
16
Joe Sample
American pianist
17
Sly Stone
American musician, songwriter, and record producer
18
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
19
Bob Johnston
American record producer and musician
20
Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician
21
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
22
Lonnie Liston Smith
American pianist
23
Parliament
American funk band most prominent during the 1970s
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The J.B.'s
band
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Rufus
American funk band
26
Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Funk Rock band
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Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
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Joe Walsh
American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor
29
Funkadelic
American band
30
The Brothers Johnson
Funk Band
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Donell Jones
American recording artist; singer, songwriter and record producer
32
Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
33
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
34
George Adams
musician
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Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
36
Sly and the Family Stone
American band
37
Joe Bonamassa
American musician
38
Con Funk Shun
American rhythm and blues band
39
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
40
Paul Rodgers
English-Canadian singer-songwriter
41
James Gang
American rock band
42
The Coup
American hip hop group
43
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
44
Little Feat
American band
45
Trouble Funk
American band
46
KC and the Sunshine Band
American disco and funk band
47
Mousse T.
German-Turkish musician
48
Bob Schneider
Texan musician
49
John "Jabo" Starks
American drummer
50
Primus
rock band from the United States
51
Joe South
US singer, songwriter and guitarist
52
Redbone
American funk rock band
53
Terry Knight
American singer and music producer
54
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
guitarist
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Jacob Miller
Jamaican reggae artist
56
Stewart Levine
American record producer
57
Maze
band
58
Charlie Wilson
American singer, songwriter, record producer
59
Anderson .Paak
American musician
