The Mistakes of Yesterday, the Hopes of

Early on June 1, 1953, five African American men boarded a van to travel 200 miles from Nashville to Memphis for a daylong recording session at the legendary Sun Studios. The resulting "Just Walkin' in the Rain" became Sun Records' biggest pre-Elvis song-and the group's only hit. The men were the Prisonaires, a vocal quintet who honed their skills while inmates at the Tennessee State Penitentiary.

John Dougan is a professor of music business and popular music studies in the department of recording industry at Middle Tennessee State University and author of The Who Sell Out.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Prologue: Poor Old Johnnie Ray	p. 1
Nashville	p. 8
The Prisonaires	p. 19
The Prison, the Governor, and the Warden	p. 31
Men Singing Together	p. 48
Music City, USA	p. 56
"Just Walkin' in the Rain"	p. 64
What'll You Do Next?	p. 101
Notes	p. 113
Index	p. 121
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