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P-Funk Guitarist Gary Shider Dead at 56

  06/17/10 13:41, by , Categories: Music News , Tags: cancer, gary shider, george clinton, p-funk all-stars, parliament-funkadelic, rock and roll hall of fame

Gary Shider, one of the best-known members of George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic and musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history, died on June 16 at age 56 due to complications from brain and lung cancer.

Shider inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. He was known as “Diaper Man” because he would perform wearing nothing more than a cloth diaper.

He co-wrote many noteworthy Parliament-Funkadelic songs, and made important contributions to P-Funk spin-off acts including Bootsy Collins and Eddie Hazel.

UPDATE: A Tribute to Gary “Starchild” Shider has been scheduled for Sunday, July 11, 2010 at BB Kings in New York City. Special guests will include Living Colour, Blackbyrd McKnight, Jimi Hazel and Bernie Worrell and all proceeds are to go to the Gary Shider Medical Fund.

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CADDY CAROL
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R.I.P. MY BROTHER IN FUNK!!! INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN/TALENT, WONDERFUL FRIEND.
FRIDAY NITE 10PM TIL 2AM EST WW.P-FUNRADIO.COM TUNE IN THE SHOW IS DEDICATED TO THE ONE AND ONLY STARCHILD!
FLY ON MY BROTHER, FLY ON
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU BROUGHT TO MOTHER EARTH!

06/17/10 @ 17:06
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thank u gary for laying down some of the heaviest riffs ive heard in a while. long live star chid tell eddie hazel its time 4 you all to jam together again

07/01/10 @ 13:54
 

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