THE PARLIAMENTS - by Al Kelly

Many groups were called the Parliments but this short lived group from
North Philly started out as the Imperials in '52 but had to change their
name because of Little Anthony's group. They were hanging on the corner
singing and searching for a new name and one of the members saw a
discarded cigarette pack in the gutter, it was a Parliament package so
that was their new name. Arnold Bennett sang lead. They all started out
in junior high singing together and recorded their first  and only
single on Lenny Caldwell's Len label. Two of the members (James Frazier
and Milt Harling) joined the Casinos and later sang with Eddie Carter's
Carter Rays on their nite club act but never recorded with them.