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Biography
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The Parliaments
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 2019
Members: George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins, Ray Davis, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, Danny Mitchell (3), Richard Boyce, James Boyce (3)
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
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