The Parliaments

The Parliaments

Band, 1955-1969 US, New Jersey
R&B/Soul and Rock
A.k.a. Flo Funkadelic P-Funk All Stars The P-Funk Mob U.S. Music

Vocal soul and doo-wop group, led by George Clinton. Formed in 1955 and Modelled after Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers. They recorded for a bunch of small labels in the 60's.Their biggest hit is "I Wanna Testify" (1967). Changed names to Funkadelic and Parliament in late 1960s, affter a court case about another group (who won) The Parliaments (2)

Members

	George Clinton voc *1941 US
	Fuzzy Haskins voc *1941 US
	Ray Davis voc 1940-2005
	Calvin Simon voc *1942 US
	Grady Thomas voc *1941 US
	Danny Mitchell

Popular Tracks

(I Wanna) Testify (Mono Single Version) on So Fine: '60s One Hit Wonders by Various Artists

All Your Goodies Are Gone on Baby I Owe You Something Good by The Parliaments

I'll Wait on Baby I Owe You Something Good by The Parliaments

Baby I Owe You Something Good on Baby I Owe You Something Good by The Parliaments

A New Day Begins on If You Can't Be True: Northern Soul Sides by Various Artists

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Take 3 on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Parliaments

All Your Goodies Are Gone - Instrumental on Baby I Owe You Something Good by The Parliaments

I'll Wait - Instrumental on Baby I Owe You Something Good by The Parliaments

Baby I Owe You Something Good - Instrumental on Baby I Owe You Something Good by The Parliaments

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Take 8 Safety on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Parliaments

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band	The Parliaments	2018	Single
I Wanna Testify	The Parliaments	2003	Compil.
Testify! - The Best Of The Early Years	The Parliaments	2000	Compil.
Heart Trouble / I'll Be On My Way	The Parliaments / Bob & Fred	1997	Single
Testifyin: The Mid 60's Detroit Sessions	The Parliaments	1997	Compil.
The Singles 1967 - 1971	George Clinton With The Parliaments & Funkadelic	1989	Compil.
(I Wanna) Testify / Open The Door To Your Heart	The Parliaments / Darrell Banks	1984	Single
(I Wanna) Testify / All Your Goodies Are Gone (The Loser's Seat)	The Parliaments	1969	Single
A New Day Begins / I'll Wait	The Parliaments	1968	Single
Little Man / The Goose (That Laid The Golden Egg)	The Parliaments	1968	Single
Look At What I Almost Missed / What You Been Growing	The Parliaments	1968	Single
Good Old Music / Time	The Parliaments	1968	Single
All Your Goodies Are Gone (The Loser's Seat) / Don't Be Sore At Me	The Parliaments	1967	Single
(I Wanna) Testify	The Parliaments	1967	Single
Heart Trouble / That Was My Girl	The Parliaments	1966	Single
You're Not Hurting Him (You're Hurting Me)	The Parliaments	1963	Album
Lonely Island / (You Make Me Wanna) Cry	The Parliaments	1960	Single
Poor Willie / Party Boys	The Parliaments	1959	Single
(I Wanna) Testify / Lonely, Lonely Nights	The Parliaments, Little Julian Herrera		Single
Good Old Music / Memories	The Parliaments / Ty Hunter		Single

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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