The Brides of Funkenstein were an American soul and funk girl band, originally composed of singers Dawn Silva and Lynn Mabry.
The Brides provided the vocals for the 1977 album Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs by P-Funk guitarist Eddie Hazel.
Lead singer Silva invited back-up "Bridesmaids" Sheila Horne and Jeanette McGruder to sing on their second album, Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy.
Mabry resurfaced in 1984 as a backing vocalist with Talking Heads, appearing in the concert film Stop Making Sense along with P-Funk colleague Bernie Worrell.
In 2000 Silva released the solo album All My Funky Friends, which received rave reviews in Europe and Asia.