▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁began ▁aud ition ing ▁for ▁Broadway . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁her ▁friend ▁Over ton ▁Lo yd ▁told ▁her ▁about ▁an ▁aud ition ▁for ▁the ▁Br ides ▁of ▁Fun ken stein , ▁a ▁new ▁group ▁created ▁by ▁George ▁Cl inton . ▁Mc Gr uder ▁returned ▁to ▁Detroit ▁and ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁backing ▁singer ▁for ▁Parliament - F unk adel ic , ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁Br ides ▁of ▁Fun ken stein , ▁Da wn ▁Silva ▁and ▁Lyn n ▁M ab ry , ▁whose ▁album ▁F unk ▁the ▁Walk ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁charts . ▁M ab ry ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁within ▁a ▁year , ▁leaving ▁Da wn ▁Silva ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁second ▁album ▁alone . ▁George ▁Cl inton ▁brought ▁Mc Gr uder ▁and ▁She ila ▁Hor ne ▁into ▁the ▁for eground , ▁and ▁the ▁Br ides ▁of ▁Fun ken stein ▁became ▁a ▁three - pie ce ▁group , ▁recording ▁their ▁second ▁album , ▁ ▁Never ▁Bu y ▁Texas ▁From ▁A ▁Cow boy ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁which ▁was ▁voted ▁into ▁Bill boards ▁" Top ▁ 5 0 ▁albums " ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁One ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁" Did n ' t ▁Mean ▁To ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love ", ▁won ▁a ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁bl ues ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁for ▁" Best ▁New ▁Fem ale ▁Group ". ▁ ▁The ▁Br ides ▁of ▁Fun ken stein ▁dis band ed