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Garry Shider is the long-time musical director of the P.Funk All-Stars .Garry was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, during the heyday of music legends, such as Jimi Hendrix, The Temptations, and others. Garry was already performing with gospel, legend of the day.
1 Childhood
At the age of ten and under the guidance of his father, Jesse, Garry and his brothers played and sang behind many gospel artists of the time including legends such as Shirley Caesar, The Five Blind Boys , The Mighty Clouds of Joy , and others.
2 Moving to Canada
By the time he was sixteen, it became obvious that Plainfield, New Jersey was a deadend watching his friends become victims of the streets, he and his good friend Cordell "Boogie" Mosson escaped Vietnam and the decay of their hometown by going to Canada. In Canada, they became an integral part of a funk / rock band called United Soul , or "U.S.". Garry already knew George Clinton from his days in the Newark barber shop, where George and his partners counseled area youths and sang doo-wop songs in between clients. George was living in Toronto, Ontario by this time, and began hearing about "United Soul", from other area musicians and music business people. Once he saw Garry perform with the group, he immediately decided to take him under his wing and groom him for a spot in the P-Funk Army . Garry's soulful, gospel-rooted vocals, and his ability on guitar were most impressive for someone so young.
3 Accomplishments
Garry became a member of Funkadelic and the rest, as they say, is history. His voice is recognizable worldwide. From hit songs like, "Cosmic Slop," to "Getting to Know You," "One Nation," his voice has been the show stopping tool which has assured years of successful touring for P-Funk. As co-writer of hits such as "Atomic Dog," and so many others, he has received several gold and platinum albums for his efforts. He was instrumental in the success of Bootsy CollinsWilliam Collins (b. October 26, 1951, Cincinnati, Ohio), best known as Bootsy Collins is a pioneering funk bassist, singer and songwriter. With his brother, Catfish Collins, and Kash Waddy and Philippe Wynne, Collins formed a group called The Pacesetters' first releases, as a solo artist, and his writer/producer credits are numerous. He has been featured in Guitar Player Magazine three times, and once in the Japanese version. He was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of FameLake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential rock and roll performers, producers, and other pe in 1997 with other members of the P-Funk. He has been featured in Who's Who in Music and appeared on a compilation album by Paul Shaeffer of the David LettermanDavid Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American talk show host, comedian, and television producer. Letterman's ironic, often absurdist comedy is heavily influenced by comedians Steve Allen, Ernie Kovacs, and Johnny Carson. Letterman was born band, and also on rock group The Black CrowesThe Black Crowes are a taper-friendly rock and roll jam group, formed in 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia. They are heavily influenced by The Faces and Southern rock, and their 5 members includes the brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, Johnny Colt, Steve Gorman and' 1994 album Three Snakes & One Charm . He has appeared on Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live SNL is a weekly late-night ninety-minute live comedy- variety show which has been broadcasted every Saturday night on the American NBC network since 1975. It is one of the longest-running network entertainment programs in American tele several times, David LettermanDavid Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American talk show host, comedian, and television producer. Letterman's ironic, often absurdist comedy is heavily influenced by comedians Steve Allen, Ernie Kovacs, and Johnny Carson. Letterman was born, Arsenio HallArsenio Hall (born February 12, 1955) is an American comedian, talk show host, and actor. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to a Baptist minister, Arsenio was a magician as child. He went to Ohio University before transferring to Kent State University. In 1987 he c, New York Undercover , The Tonight ShowThe Tonight Show is NBC's long running late-night talk and variety show. The hour-long show premiered September 27, 1954 in a 90-minute format hosted by Steve Allen. The show features at least two guests each night, usually including a comedian or musical, and others. He appeared in the film P.C.U. , and " The Night Before ." Both films also included songs he wrote and performed. He has also had songs featured in the film " Bad BoysBad Boys is a juvenile delinquent melodrama set primarily in a tough reform school for boys. The general plot outline could have been taken from any number of generic late 1950s-era juvenile delinquint exploitations films even the self-descriptive title,," with Sean Penn. He has received several Grammy nominations in the past years for songs like " Stomp," by Kirk Franklin, which used " One Nation" for its musical bed. The song won Song of the Year, at the Dove gospel awards .
