Group

The Prisonaires

The Prisonaires were an American doo-wop group, whose hit "Just Walkin' in the Rain" was released on Sun Records in 1953, while the group was incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. The group was led by Johnny Bragg (born February 26, 1925,) who had been a penitentiary inmate since 1943. When at the age of 17, he was convicted of six charges of rape, which were later recante…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United States
Founded
1953
Dissolved
1955
Labels
Sun
Last updated: May 15th, 2012

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