Editing Funk (section)

=== Funk rock ===
{{Main|Funk rock}}
Funk rock (also written as ''funk-rock'' or ''funk/rock'') [[Fusion (music)|fuses]] funk and [[rock music|rock]] elements.<ref>{{cite conference|last=Vincent|first=Rickey|title=Hip-Hop and Black Noise:Raising Hell|book-title=That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader|pages=489–490|year=2004 | isbn=0-415-96919-0 }}</ref> Its earliest incarnation was heard in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s by musicians such as [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Frank Zappa]], [[Gary Wright]], [[David Bowie]], [[Mother's Finest]], and [[Funkadelic]] on their earlier albums.

Many instruments may be incorporated into funk rock, but the overall sound is defined by a definitive [[Bass guitar|bass]] or [[drum]] beat and [[electric guitar]]s.  The bass and drum rhythms are influenced by funk music but with more intensity, while the guitar can be funk- or rock-influenced, usually with [[distortion (guitar)|distortion]]. [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] and [[Fishbone]] are major artists in funk rock.