Poor Willie

"Poor Willie" is the first single recorded commercially by The Parliaments. The single was released in 1959 by APT Records (APT 45-25036), a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records. Both songs were written by all of the Parliaments, which by this time consisted of George Clinton, Grady Thomas, Robert Lambert, and Charles Davis. The B-side of the single was entitled "Party Boys".[1]

"Poor Willie"
Single by The Parliaments
A-side"Poor Willie"
B-side"Party Boys"
Released1959
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:17
LabelAPT Records
45-25036
Songwriter(s)Charles Davis
Robert Lambert
Grady Thomas
D. Mitchell
George Clinton
The Parliaments singles chronology
"Poor Willie"
(1959)
"Lonely Island"
(1960)

The record was not a hit, but it has become a collector's item, fetching hundreds of dollars at record conventions and on eBay.[2]

References

  1. "The Parliaments - Poor Willie". 45cat.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. "Parliaments 1st 7" 45 Poor Willie/Party Boys RARE - auction details". Popsike.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.


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