Video Title: (Dont Be Sore At Me-the Parliaments-1967) Video Duration: 2:28 From: MrKaydeepar3 Category: Music the parliaments were a doo-wop quintet from plainfield, new jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the cigarette brand. after some early personnel changes their lineup solidified with george clinton, ray davis, fuzzy haskins, calvin simon, and grady thomas. clinton was group leader and manager, and part owner of the barbershop where the group convened to entertain customers. the group was originally based on frankie lymon amp the teenagers, but by the 1960s had developed a unique sound based on emerging styles of soul and funk music, with a notable penchant for bizarre lyrics. the group struggled for hits during most of the 1960s, recording singles on a variety of small record labels. they switched labels many times, and released several double-sided singles without success, including "poor willie" apt records, "lonely island" for flipp and "heart trouble" on golden world records. eventually, clinton gained employment at motown records as a songwriter and producer, making weekly trips to detroit to produce for the pets, roy handy, and other acts. in 1967 the parliaments released "i wanna testify" on revilot and finally achieved a hit single, with the song reaching 3 rampb and 20 pop on the billboard charts. in reality, clinton was the only member of the parliaments to appear in the song, as the other members were unable to travel to detroit for the recording session session singers and musicians rounded out the recording ltbgt...lt bgt Tags: "Top Favorites", Dont "dont stop believing", "dont stay in", "dontrelle willis", "donte morris", "dont ask dont tell", "dont even reply", "dont worry be happy", "don't tread on me", "don't let me fall lyrics", "", Dont Be Sore At Me The Parliaments
