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the parliaments in 1969 parliament-funkadelic , 1955 -- 1969 apt , revilot records , atco records records , flipp records , golden world records george thomas frankie boyce richard boyce langston booth billy bass nelson clinton eddie hazel tawl ross tiki fulwood mickey atkins ray davis fuzzy haskins calvin simon grady group_or_band rhythm and blues , doo-wop the parliaments.png the parliaments
 the parliaments lead and background singers ,
the parliaments

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 later evolved into the funk bands parliament and funkadelic , which found success in the 1970s .
