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| - | '''Garry Marshall Shider''' (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an [[United States|American]] musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the [[P-Funk|P-Funk All-Stars]] for much of their history. He was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1997, with fifteen other members of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]. | + | By the time he was sixteen, [[Gary Shider]] wished to escape the crime and dead-end prospects of Plainfield, so he and his friend [[Cordell Mosson|Cordell "Boogie" Mosson]] left for [[Canada]] where they formed a [[funk]]/[[Rock and roll|rock]] band called [[United Soul]], or "U.S.". [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] was living in [[Toronto, Ontario]] at the time and began hearing about United Soul from people in the local music business, and took the band under his wing upon learning that Shider was a member. |
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| - | ==Early life== | + | |
| - | Shider was born in [[Plainfield, New Jersey]]. At the age of ten and under the guidance of his father Jesse, Garry and his brothers played and sang behind many [[Gospel music|gospel]] artists of the time including legends such as [[Shirley Caesar]], [[The Five Blind Boys]], [[The Mighty Clouds of Joy]], and others. As a youth Shider was also a regular customer at the Plainfield barbershop owned by [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], where the future members [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] would sing [[doo-wop]] for customers and counsel local youngsters. Clinton made note of the young Shider's talents on guitar and his ability with gospel singing. | + | |
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| - | By the time he was sixteen, Shider wished to escape the crime and dead-end prospects of Plainfield, so he and his friend [[Cordell Mosson|Cordell "Boogie" Mosson]] left for [[Canada]] where they formed a [[funk]]/[[Rock and roll|rock]] band called [[United Soul]], or "U.S.". [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] was living in [[Toronto, Ontario]] at the time and began hearing about United Soul from people in the local music business, and took the band under his wing upon learning that Shider was a member. | + | |
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| - | In 1971, Clinton produced several tracks by United Soul with input from members of [[Funkadelic]]. The songs "I Miss My Baby" and "Baby I Owe You Something Good" were released as a one-off single by [[Westbound Records]] in 1971 under the group name U.S. Music with Funkadelic. All the tracks recorded with Clinton in 1971 were released by Westbound in 2009 as the album ''[[U.S. Music With Funkadelic]]''. After producing United Soul, Clinton then invited Shider and Mosson to join [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]. Two United Soul songs were rerecorded on later Funkadelic albums with Shider as a member. Clinton groomed Shider for an important role in the [[P-Funk]] roster, which Shider joined full-time in 1972. He was a prominent contributor to albums by both [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Funkadelic]] until the dissolution of those two bands in the early 1980s, after which he continued to work regularly with Clinton's [[P-Funk|P-Funk All-Stars]]. | + | |
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| - | During [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] performances Shider was known for appearing in a diaper, making him instantly recognizable on stage and earning him the nickname "Diaper Man". Shider is featured prominently in the hit songs like, "Cosmic Slop," "Getting to Know You," and "[[One Nation under a Groove (song)|One Nation Under A Groove]]". He co-wrote many noteworthy [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] songs, and he made important contributions to [[P-Funk]] spin-off acts including [[Bootsy Collins]] and [[Eddie Hazel]]. | + | |
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| - | Shider has been featured in [[Guitar Player Magazine]] three times, and once in the Japanese version. He has been featured in [[Who's Who in Music]] and appeared on a compilation album by [[Paul Shaffer]] of the [[David Letterman]] band, and also on rock group [[The Black Crowes]]' 1996 album ''[[Three Snakes and One Charm]]''. Shider has also appeared on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' several times, ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'', ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'', ''[[New York Undercover]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', and others. He appeared in the film ''[[PCU (movie)|PCU]]'', and ''[[The Night Before]]''. Both films also included songs he wrote and performed. He has also had songs featured in the film ''[[Bad Boys (1983 film)|Bad Boys]]'', with [[Sean Penn]], as well as being the recipient of several [[Grammy]] nominations for songs like "Stomp" by [[Kirk Franklin]], which used "One Nation Under a Groove" as its musical inspiration. The song won Song of the Year at the [[Dove Gospel Awards]]. | + | |
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| - | Shider was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1997 as a prominent member of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]]. | + | |
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| - | In 2010, it was announced that Shider was suffering from cancer of the brain and lungs. On June 16, 2010, Shider died from complications of his cancer. A fund has been set up to assist his family with paying his remaining medical bills. | + | |
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| - | ==Awards== | + | |
| - | *1998 Dove Gospel awards for ''Song of the Year'', "Stomp" | + | |
| - | *Who's Who in Music, 1978 | + | |
| - | *Grammy nominee 1997, 1978 | + | |
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By the time he was sixteen, Gary Shider wished to escape the crime and dead-end prospects of Plainfield, so he and his friend Cordell "Boogie" Mosson left for Canada where they formed a funk/rock band called United Soul, or "U.S.". George Clinton was living in Toronto, Ontario at the time and began hearing about United Soul from people in the local music business, and took the band under his wing upon learning that Shider was a member.
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