Tyrone Ashley

Tyrone Ashley was born Sammy Campbell in Plainfield, NJ. He recorded under his birth name until 1971 when he cut a single for Phil-La of Soul Records in Philadelphia. The Parliaments, also from Plainsfield, competed with Campbell's group, the Del Larks, in talent shows and holiday festivals. The Del Larks formed around 1958 and consisted of Campbell, Ronald Taylor, James Anderson, Mert Matthews, and Raymond Davis. The hangout in Plainsfield was the Silk Palace, a barbershop owned by George Clinton and Parliaments members; after work, the local warblers woodshedded in the back ...