Funk Artists (Then & Now) by edubs 
There isn't a whole lotta funk music on BEA, so I thought I would throw together this list of artists (about half early funk and about half "21st Century funk" to give someone new to funk a flavor for what the genre includes - early funk, PFunk, 80s dance funk, british "funk revival", jazz funk, jam funk, soul-funk, all kinds of FUNK. Enjoy exploring from here ... in general, the albums chosen are good intros to the bands. I threw a couple of various artist collections on the end for fun too. These are in no particular order - roughly it works out that the first 25 or so are pre 2000 and the second half are post-2000.
- Chart updated: 05/09/2017 02:45
- (Created: 05/09/2017 02:24).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1975
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2,376
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Funk
Year of Release:
1978
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1,115
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Sly - early pinnacle of the genre
Year of Release:
1969
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3,658
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Ohh Bootsy don't hurt 'em
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Funky Worm - foreshadowing of the gangsta rap / west coast hip hop sound?
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The epic guitar work on "That Lady" ... an inspiration to Kendrick Lamar and many others
Year of Release:
1973
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699
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Bad boy funk-meistre
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Prince - legendary performer ... he loved James Brown and it shows in his work.
Year of Release:
1984
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16,462
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80s funksters
Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Funk Artists (Then & Now) composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 2% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 32% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 4% | |
| Herbie Hancock | 1 | 2% | |
| Polyrhythmics | 1 | 2% | |
| The Isley Brothers | 1 | 2% | |
| Snarky Puppy | 1 | 2% | |
| The J.B.'s | 1 | 2% | |
| The Budos Band | 1 | 2% | |
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From Luigii 09/03/2017 19:53
Oh hell yes. Need to represent this list. If you want more funk, give Dam Funk, Tuxedo, KING and Jamiroquai a listen.
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