James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone were pioneers of funk. In the early 1970s, bands such as Parliament-Funkadelic (led by George Clinton) emerged, while the Ohio Players and Kool and the Gang and soul singers such as the Temptations and Stevie Wonder helped popularize the genre. In the 1980s Rick James and Prince were among the most prominent funk musicians.
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