Group

The Parliaments

The Parliaments were an American vocal quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Originally formed in the back room of a barbershop in 1956, the quintet was named after the cigarette brand. The Parliaments initially performed doo-wop music; after some early personnel changes their lineup solidified with George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas. Clinton was…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United States
Founded
1955
Dissolved
1969
Genres
Labels
Tuff City
Revilot Records
Last updated: September 14th, 2013·MusicBrainz

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