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John Robinson
John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
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Larry Graham
Larry Graham
American bass guitar player
2
Louis Johnson
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
3
Shuggie Otis
Shuggie Otis
American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist
4
Heatwave
Heatwave
funk/disco band
5
Brecker Brothers
Brecker Brothers
American jazz music duo
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Jesse Johnson
Jesse Johnson
American musician
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Zapp
Zapp
American funk band from Dayton, Ohio
9
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
10
Bar-Kays
Bar-Kays
American band
11
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
12
Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
13
Wah-Wah Watson
Wah-Wah Watson
American guitarist
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The GrooveGrass Boyz
The GrooveGrass Boyz
American band
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Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun
American rhythm and blues band
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Gonzalez
Gonzalez
British R&B and funk band
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The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
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Rod Temperton
Rod Temperton
British musician
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Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
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Dazz Band
Dazz Band
American funk band
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Cameo
Cameo
American band
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Charles Earland
Charles Earland
jazz musician
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Ohio Players
Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
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Louisiana Red
Louisiana Red
African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer
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The Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers
American folk band
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Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
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Rufus
Rufus
American funk band
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Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush
American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
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Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
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Take 6
Take 6
American a cappella gospel music group
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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112
112
American band
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
34
Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
35
Roger Troutman
Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
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Seals and Crofts
Seals and Crofts
American band
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
38
Leon Ware
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
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The Crusaders
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
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Wet Willie
Wet Willie
American rock band
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Switch
Switch
American musical group; R&B/funk band
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Funkadelic
Funkadelic
American band
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Lipps Inc.
Lipps Inc.
band
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A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
American band
45
Parliament
Parliament
American funk band most prominent during the 1970s
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Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
American musician
47
Slave
Slave
American band
48
Kool & The Gang
Kool & The Gang
Musical Band
49
The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites
band
Intro
Funk Band
Record Labels
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Members, past and present

The Brothers Johnson were an American funk and R&B band consisting of American musicians and brothers George ("Lightnin' Licks") and Louis E. Johnson ("Thunder Thumbs"). They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, with three singles topping the R&B charts ("I'll Be Good to You", "Strawberry Letter 23", and "Stomp!").