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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]].	+
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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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