The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Je… Read Full Bio ↴The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. Formed in the back room of a barbershop, they were a quintet composed of:

* George Clinton
* Stingray Davis
* Fuzzy Haskins
* Calvin Simon
* Grady Thomas

The group was based on Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, but quickly created a unique sound, including, most notably, very bizarre lyrics. While Clinton, the leader of the group, made weekly trips to Detroit to produce for such groups as The Pets and Roy Handy, the Parliaments switched labels repeatedly, releasing several EPs, including Poor Willy/Party Boys (APT), Lonely Island/Cry For Flip (Golden World) and Heart Trouble/That Was My Girl (Golden World) without success. In 1967, the Parliaments released I Wanna Testify for Revilot, and song went to #3 R&B and #20 Pop on the Billboard Music Charts. This was followed by a dispute with Revilot in 1968, and Clinton's renaming of the group as Funkadelic (which was more in keeping with the musical direction of the group, funk, and integrated the popular genre of psychedelic music), composed of the backing band for the Parliaments, including Billy Bass Nelson. When Revilot declared bankruptcy, the Parliaments were sold to Atlantic Records, and Clinton abandoned doo-wop to avoid working for Atlantic. Funkadelic, and its soon created sister group, Parliament, soon became the legendary creators of funk.

In 1995, many of the old Parliaments tracks were released on Goldmine/Soul as the album Testifyin'.

Daisy Mae
The Parliaments Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Daisy Mae' by these artists:

Ernest Tubb Oh Daisy Mae my honey oh Daisy Mae When I'm with…
Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds Your love could be sweeter Than the sweetest apple tree Bu…
Isbell Jason & The 400 Unit Lay down beside me Close your eyes and feel the noonday…
Jason Isbell The 400 Unit Lay down beside me Close your eyes and feel the noonday…
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit Lay down beside me Close your eyes and feel the noonday…
Jody Reynolds Whoa, baby, baby, baby Whoa, Daisy, Daisy Mae Oh well, baby,…
Leon Bridges Oh how I love, an uptown girl She's the one im…

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Parliaments:

(I Wanna) Testify The Parliaments Miscellaneous (i Wanna) Testify (I WANNA) TE…
All Your Goodies Are Gone "All Your Goodies Are Gone" I am through with you Baby,…
I Testify The Parliaments Friends, inquisitive friends Are asking me w…
I (Wanna) Testify The Parliaments Miscellaneous (i Wanna) Testify (I WANNA) TE…
I Wanna Testify The Parliaments Friends, inquisitive friends Are asking me w…
Testify Friends, inquisitive friends Are asking me what's come over …

Time Today I got an invitation to your wedding Reminded of…

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