Funk Artists & the Gear They Use

Justin Thurgur

Bellowhead

Andy Rosenstein

Keyboardist · JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

George Bell

Instant Funk

James Hauptmann

Drummer · Bluejuice

Andy Lynn

Hunters & Collectors

Scott Hirsch

Singer, Guitarist · Hiss Golden Messenger

Ben Ellman

Music Producer · Galactic

Jimmy Brown

Singer · Brick

Barry Turnbull

Bassist · The Cruel Sea

Kemstar

Guitarist · 1200 Techniques

Adrian Scaglione

Drummer · Big Pig

Greg Woodhead

Keyboardist · Kids in the Kitchen

Malcolm Strachan

Jamiroquai

Robert Squirrel Lester

Singer · The Chi-Lites

Tony Starr

Keyboardist · Machinations

Dick Smith

Guitarist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Pablo Guerra

Los Piojos

Richard Cason

Keyboardist · Dyke & the Blazers

Lonnie Marshall

Bassist, Keyboardist · Chef Salad & The Crew Tones

Sam Kininger

Lettuce

Gaslamp Killer

Music Producer, DJ · MHE

Bunny Debarge

Singer · DeBarge

André Holmes

Bassist, Keyboardist · Fishbone

Dennis Marcellino

Singer, Saxophonist · Sly & the Family Stone

Sam Dees

Singer

Phelps Collins, Jr.

The J.B.’s

Walter Orange

Singer, Drummer · Commodores

Dennis Davis

Bassist, Drummer · David Bowie (band)

Reynaud Jones

The Jackson 5

Sonnie Martin

Singer · Kool & the Gang

Ryan Nyther

Trumpeter · Dumpstaphunk

Michael Travis

Drummer · The String Cheese Incident

Jerry Peters

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Writers

Rev. Mike Scott

Guitarist, Composer · The New Power Generation

Chuck Barksdale

The Dells

Roberta Flack

Singer, Keyboardist

Rick Gardner

Trumpeter · Parliament

Dave Cobb

Music Producer · Robert Randolph & The Family Band

DJ Shakim

DJ · New Edition

Chris Cadenhead

Keyboardist · KC and the Sunshine Band

Grady Thomas

Singer · Funkadelic

Eric Grant

Singer · The O'Jays

Fred Lewis

Drummer, Composer · Lakeside

Dig Wayne

Singer · JoBoxers

Courtlen Hale

Chapter 8

Gene Chandler

Singer

Mayte Garcia

Singer · The New Power Generation

Antone Lee Tavares

Singer · Tavares

Ernest Donable

Drummer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Stuart Ziff

Guitarist · War

Val Young

Singer, Composer · Sly & the Family Stone

Cheryl Poirier

Singer · Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Phalon Jones

Composer · The Bar-Kays

Edmund Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

Melissa Pierce

Singer · Atlantic Starr

Hub

Bassist · The Roots

Wayne Cooper

Cameo

Nicholas Caldwell

Singer · The Whispers

Don Peake

Guitarist · Love Unlimited Orchestra

Emilio Conesa

The Whispers

Gary Mumford

Singer · Shalamar

Rose Windross

Singer · Soul II Soul

Aya Iwata

Singer, Keyboardist · L.T.D.

Myron McKinley

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Earth, Wind & Fire

Henry Garner

Drummer · Rose Royce

Otis Redding

Singer · The Soul Clan

Kevin Hanson

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Roots

Charles Love

Guitarist · Bloodstone

Michael Trotter

The War and Treaty

Omar Edwards

Keyboardist, Music Producer · The Roots

Mallia Franklin

Singer · Funkadelic

Bobby Lee Fears

Singer · Ohio Players

Terence Trent D'Arby

Singer · INXS

Winston Rollins

Jamiroquai

Dr. Salaam Love

The Del Fonics

Nate Neblett

Drummer · The New Birth

Eddie Kendricks

Singer · Artists United Against Apartheid

Carl Wheeler

Keyboardist · Maze

William Graves

DJ · The New Power Generation

Kerry Denton

Drummer · Mother's Finest

James Graves

Drummer · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Arnold ‘Muki’ Wilson

Bassist · Crown Heights Affair

Carlos Ward

BT Express

Marvin Tarplin

Guitarist · The Miracles

Jake Morelli

Guitarist · Jonas Brothers

Ricky Bailey

Composer · Delegation

Roger Smith

Keyboardist · Tower of Power

Lisa Lisa

Singer · Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Bernard Williams

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Morris Day

Singer · The Time

Deborah Cooper

Singer · Change

Thom Bell

Composer, Music Producer · MFSB

Edward "Sonny" Bivins

Singer · The Manhattans

Lucious Larkins

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Sandy Billups

Drummer · Brass Construction

David McGraw

Drummer · True Loves