September 2, 1967: "(I Wanna) Testify," by the Parliaments, enters the R&B singles chart and is covered seven years later by the funksters Parliament!

September 2, 1967:

"(I Wanna) Testify," by the Parliaments, enters the R&B singles chart. It is a massive R&B hit (#3) that also rises to #20 on the pop Top Forty...

Seven years later it is recut by Parliament (with the s lopped off) on Up for the Down Stroke as a much funkier "Testify" …

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