I just saw on George Clinton's Facebook page that Garry "Diaperman" Shider has lost his battle with lung and brain cancer. Damn.

DrWood said:

I just saw on George Clinton's Facebook page that Garry "Diaperman" Shider has lost his battle with lung and brain cancer. Damn.

Another True Funk Soldier is gone.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...nzSpx8WqeE

Time to dig out some early 70s Funkadelic vinyl.

Mr. Shider, the funkateers of Uncle Jam's Army salute thee.

This mug needs to be a sticky..

Honor Brotha' Garry

As sad as this loss is to us funkateers, we can damn sure bet there's gonna be a HELLUVA jam when Garry sees Jimi, Roger, Bobby, James, Glen Calvin Phillipe, and Eddie up there....Thank you Garry Shider for every note you played and life you touched thru your music and creativity R.I.P.

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R.I.P.

funkpill said:

This mug needs to be a sticky..

Honor Brotha' Garry

yep

RIP

Here's a pic I took of Garry this past November at The Lehman Center for The Performning Arts in the Bronx, NYC. He stood there for me and watched me while I took his picture. My heart is so heavy right now. Even though I knew he was in trouble, I just wasn't prepared for this day. Some here may know what Parliament/Funkadelic has meant to me in my life. I will miss Garry's dynamic presence for the remainder of my life here on this planet. Thank God for all the great memories of good times Garry has left behind for me, and thank God for the music.

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Rest Peacefully Buddy - Travel well with the Silent Boatman.

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funkpill said:

This mug needs to be a sticky..

Honor Brotha' Garry

R.I.P Garry one of the true funkadelic parliament soldiers.

Garry Shider of P-Funk fame Dies At 56

June 16, 2010

His habit of wearing a loincloth onstage earned him the nickname “Diaperman.” But there was nothing infantile about Garry Shider’s approach to the funk.

The Plainfield native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, best known as the musical director of George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic bands, died today at the age of 56, from complications arising from brain and lung cancer.

Like many funk pioneers of the ’70s, Shider got his start by playing in church. As a teenager, he sang and performed in support of the Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Shirley Caesar, and other prominent gospel artists. Years later, singing far-out funk with Parliament, that gospel spirit was still evident in his vocal performances. He was still bringing them to church — only that church was located somewhere in deep innerspace.

Shider met George Clinton in the late ’60s at the famous Plainfield barbershop that acted as P-Funk’s base of operations. Shider’s vocal and instrumental talent impressed Clinton. After a detour to Toronto, Shider was called back to Jersey by the head honcho himself.

Over the years, Shider became one of Clinton’s most trusted lieutenants, calling the P-Funk army to attention with his vocal on “One Nation Under A Groove,” and sailing bravely into the ether on “Cosmic Slop.” He co-wrote some of the band's biggest hits and, as a guitarist, he could be incredibly patient, repeating the same phrase over and over — until he combusted into a fiery solo or a stinging riff. Guitar Player magazine featured him three times.

After playing on Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain,” Shider joined P-Funk for good in 1972. He contributed guitar and vocals to most P-Funk releases thereafter, including Bootsy Collins’ solo albums.

In recent weeks, friends and fans who had learned about his illness organized a series of benefits on his behalf. One was scheduled for the Multi Media Arts Center in Bloomfield on July 10.

He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Linda, and mourned by the city of Plainfield and wherever the language of funk is spoken.

http://www.nj.com/enterta...me_di.html

Rest in eternal peace.

We losing a lot of famous people, like for real. Dude wasn't even that old. 2010, what is up with you?

Losing Garry has hit me harder than I expected, I think because I've been so strongly connected to this band since my very early teens, and their music has rescued me from some very troubling times in my life - LITERALLY. So I already know; losing George, Bootsy, or Prince is going to hit me even harder. This news has really thrown me off my center - this is not a good night for me.

I'm due to attend a P-Funk concert in July. That's going to be a very strange experience. Having seen Parliament/Funkadelic perform several dozen times over the past 30 years or so (3 times in these past 12 months alone), not seeing Garry on stage in his diaper might be enough to keep me home. But then again, I know Garry would want to party to continue. Being around other Funkateers might be the best medicine for me. I'm so happy I showed Garry MAD LOVE while he was still with us.

What a sad day. What a sad night, can't wait for the sun to rise.

With Eddie Hazel & Garry Shider gone, Michael Hampton is THE only P-Funk lead guitarist left that I know of by name.

Rest in P Garry

R.I.P.

I met him and shook his hand 6 months ago.He was so nice.

This is horrible news.

Thanks for the incredible music.

Really sad.

What a legend..soo damn sad.

some pics from last concert Rotterdam:

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Amsterdam couple years back on George's birthday:

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PDogz said:

Losing Garry has hit me harder than I expected, I think because I've been so strongly connected to this band since my very early teens, and their music has rescued me from some very troubling times in my life - LITERALLY. So I already know; losing George, Bootsy, or Prince is going to hit me even harder. This news has really thrown me off my center - this is not a good night for me.

I'm due to attend a P-Funk concert in July. That's going to be a very strange experience. Having seen Parliament/Funkadelic perform several dozen times over the past 30 years or so (3 times in these past 12 months alone), not seeing Garry on stage in his diaper might be enough to keep me home. But then again, I know Garry would want to party to continue. Being around other Funkateers might be the best medicine for me. I'm so happy I showed Garry MAD LOVE while he was still with us.

What a sad day. What a sad night, can't wait for the sun to rise.

Yeah...I got a stomach ache.

I feel empty..just like when Michael jackson died.

The last concert I saw they dedicated it to Michael.

Really sux.

Not that it matters much now but this should be stickey bigtime.

True legend!!!

This saddens me beyond belief.

But I know heaven just got a little more funkier.

R.I.P. Gary.

A legend, An Icon, An inspiration....

TonyVanDam said:

With Eddie Hazel & Garry Shider gone, Michael Hampton is THE only P-Funk lead guitarist left that I know of by name.

I believe Garry had been grooming RonKat Spearman (a.k.a. Katdelic) to take over his rhythm guitar parts, and he is indeed a very capable guitarist and well suited for Funkadelic. RonKat has been on stage with them that I've known of for the past several years, and I feel comfortable with him being a key member of the lineup.

Michael (Kid Funkadelic) Hampton doesn't even come on stage until "halftime", to play "Maggot Brain", and then sits in intermittently through the rest of the show. I think Michael has been focused on his own thing for a while now, although he is one of the last semi-original members of the band left.

Luckily, George Clinton has never stopped growing the P-Funk Family.