Editing Garry Shider

{{Short description|American musician and guitarist}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Garry Shider
| image               = Garry Shider Live from Houston.jpg
| image_size          = 250
| landscape           = yes
| alt                 = Garry Shider in 1978 touring with Parliament-Funkadelic. He is in his trademark diaper look. The is 23 years old and playing guitar, standing in front of a microphone and preparing to sing.
| caption             = Shider in 1978, as part of the Funkentelechy tour.
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = Garry Marshall Shider
| alias               = Diaper Man<br />Starchild<br/ >Cholly
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1953|07|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Plainfield, New Jersey]], U.S.
| origin              =
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2010|6|16|1953|7|24|mf=yes}}
| death_place         = [[Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland]], U.S.
| genre               = {{Hlist|[[Funk]]|[[psychedelic soul]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]}}
| occupation          = Musician
| instrument          = Guitar, vocals
| years_active        = 1971–2010
| associated_acts     = [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]]-[[Funkadelic]]
}}

'''Garry Marshall Shider''' (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the [[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]].

==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]], [[Five Blind Boys of Mississippi|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 of [[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.

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 Shider married and had a son. Shider and Mosson formed a [[funk]]/[[Rock and roll|rock]] band called United Soul, or "U.S.".  [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] was living in [[Toronto]] 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.

==Career==
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]] All-Stars.

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 many 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]].

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 films ''[[PCU (movie)|PCU]]'' and ''[[The Night Before (1988 film)|The Night Before]]''; both of which 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 [[GMA Dove Award]]s.

Shider released a solo single in 1988 entitled "Beautiful".<ref>"Beautiful at [http://www.discogs.com/Garry-Shider-Beautiful/master/82273 Discogs]</ref><ref>Allmusic [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p124643/discography|pure_url=yes}} Discography]</ref> The attempt to reconcile [[P-Funk#Musical characteristics|P-Funk]]'s distinct sound with that of late-80s synthpop yielded no chart success. He released two full albums in 2002, ''Diaper Man, The Second Coming''<ref>Diaperman, the Second Coming at [http://www.discogs.com/Garry-Diaper-Man-Shider-Diaper-ManSecond-Coming/release/2272737 Discogs]</ref> and ''Diaperman Goes Starchild''.<ref>Diaperman Goes Starchild at [Discogs].</ref>

Shider was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1997 as a prominent member of [[Parliament-Funkadelic]].

==Death==
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 at his home in [[Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland]].<ref>[[Tris McCall|McCall, Tris]]. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/06/garry_shider_of_p-funk_fame_di.html "Garry Shider of P-Funk fame dies at 56"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 16, 2010. Accessed June 16, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957724/garry-shider-p-funk-guitarist-and-diaperman-dies |title=Garry Shider, P. Funk Guitarist and 'Diaperman', Dies |magazine=Billboard.com |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=2012-08-17}}</ref> He is survived by his two sons, as well as his wife, Linda Shider, a singer and songwriter.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rohter |first=Larry |date=June 21, 2010 |title=Garry Shider, a Pillar of Funk-Rock, Is Dead at 56 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/arts/music/21shider.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-12-10}}</ref>

==Awards==
* 1998 Dove Gospel awards for ''Song of the Year'', "Stomp"
* Who's Who in Music, 1978
* Grammy nominee 1997, 1978
* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1997

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Career credits at [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p124643/credits|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]
* Liner notes to ''Music For Your Mother'' by Rob Bowman, 1992.

==Further reading==
* {{cite news |url=https://www.califoliniapost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/20/AR2010062003069.html |title=Garry Shider, Guitarist with George Clinton's Funk Band, Dies at 2years old |access-date= |newspaper=[[The New Post]] |pages=2-3 |date=June 21, 2000}}
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