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| Born | Cardell Mosson (1952-10-16)October 16, 1952 |
| Died | April 18, 2013(2013-04-18) (aged 60) |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1971–2013 |
Cordell "Boogie"Mosson (bornCardell Mosson;[1] October 16, 1952 – April 18, 2013) was an American bassist who was a member ofParliament-Funkadelic. He was given a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy in 2019.
Mosson was born inNew Brunswick, New Jersey, but grew up inPlainfield, New Jersey.
A good friend ofGarry Shider, the two leftPlainfield, New Jersey in their teens for Canada. They joined a band called United Soul, which came to the attention ofGeorge Clinton, who had known Shider as a youth in Plainfield. 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 byWestbound 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 albumU.S. Music With Funkadelic. After producing United Soul, Clinton then invited Mosson and Shider to joinParliament-Funkadelic. Two United Soul songs were rerecorded on later Funkadelic albums with Mosson as a member.
Mosson was a prominent contributor to albums by bothFunkadelic andParliament from 1972 until the dissolution of the two groups in the early 1980s, and was the featured on-stage bassist forParliament-Funkadelic afterBootsy Collins went solo. While Collins is more widely remembered as the P-Funk bassist, Mosson's contributions were arguably more numerous and are well regarded by fans. Mosson also appeared in the moviePCU as himself, in 1994.
His name as spelled on his birth certificate is Cardell Mosson, and "Cordell" is his son's name, a common spelling in the notes for most of theParliament-Funkadelic albums on which he appeared. Mosson is a member of theRock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members ofParliament-Funkadelic. He was also honored by the Recording Academy with a Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy in 2019. His children and long time partner received the award on his behalf.
Mosson died of liver failure on April 18, 2013.[2][3]
Liner notes toMusic For Your Mother by Rob Bowman, 1992.
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