On March 25, Garry Shider of Parliament Funkadelic, was rushed to the hospital after experiencing stroke like symptoms at his home in Maryland.

Garry was hospitalized in the intensive care unit at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, where he was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer.

The legendary Garry “Star Child” Shider has been the premier vocalist, guitarist, writer and arranger for Parliament Funkadelic for forty years. He has toured the world countless times over, and has written such Funk classic hits as “Atomic Dog” and “One Nation Under a Groove”. Throughout his incredible career, Garry has delivered his own brand of Funk and unique style, night after night, never disappointing his audiences and always leaving them wanting more.

We are reaching out world wide, asking Garry’s friends, family, loyal fans, and music industry constituents to make a donation to The Garry Shider Medical Fund in an effort to defray the medical expenses that are already starting to add up. Because Garry will be undergoing a series of radiation treatments and will need various medications and aftercare, he will not be able to tour.

Info can be found here: http://www.garryshidermedicalfund.com/

[Edited 6/9/10 6:38am]

He is in our prayers....

http://prince.org/msg/8/335000

The guy who wrote Atomic dog & One Nation Under A Groove,

yeah I'd like to help him!!

Can one of the Moderators make this a frontpage topic?

Garry Shider has been a major contributor to the funk for over 40 years....

Even Prince owes this man a lot.....

Previous thread from April.....

http://prince.org/msg/8/335000

JamFanHot said:

Previous thread from April.....

http://prince.org/msg/8/335000

Thanks, but we can not put this enough to our attention.... it's not going wel.

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tis true...been prayin for Garry. We've lost TOOOOOOO many in 2010.

I saw PFunk in Chicago last night. George seemed to be thinking about Gary the whole time. Not in a distracted way, but in a thoughtful, missing your homeboy kinda way. Show was stellar. Funk is so much more appreciated in the Midwest. Big Shout to Carl Gray for helping us shoot some video.

Sorry 2 hear about G.S.

Graycap23 said:

Sorry 2 hear about G.S.

Donations and prayers needed. He has given alot to the funk game for 40 years.

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