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Just Walkin' in the Rain by The Prisonaires (CD, 1990)

Bear Family Records Store (55802)

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Prisonaires, The. The only major Sun vocal group was a good one. The Prisonaires were five inmates of Tennessee State Penitentiary led by the incredible tenor of Johnny Bragg. This is the first and only complete edition of their work (1953 – 1955), including the original version ofJust Walkin' In The Rain (never reissued on CD or LP to this point, an alternate version was always used) as well as harmony classics like.

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Record LabelBear Family Records (Germany)

UPC4000127155238

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050140455

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year1990

GenreR&B & Soul

ArtistThe Prisonaires

Release TitleJust Walkin' in the Rain

Additional Product Features

DistributionNavarre

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureGermany

Additional informationThis collection consists of 26 tracks originally released by Sun Records between 1953 and 1955. The 28-page booklet contains the group's history and session notes. Although the Prisonaires are remembered for the song "Just Walkin in the Rain," this collection proves that they were a fine pop/gospel group. Johnny Bragg was a huge fan of the Ink Spots and their lead singer, Bill Kenny, and it's no wonder that much of the material on this disc has that smooth crooning style favored by pre-rock & roll vocal groups. This typically well-researched and documented Bear Family disc includes all of the Sun recordings and unreleased material, which shows the group attempting some hard-ass R&B (e.g., "Surleen" and "Rocking Horse") with mixed results. In terms of their overall output, it's the early stuff that's really compelling, as the Prisonaires proved that they could sing with the best of the vocal groups of the era. Nothing is as good as the title track, but that's a song for the ages, a beautiful piece of pop loneliness infused with near palpable heartbreak. Fans of this type of old-style harmony singing shouldn't pass this up. ~ John Dougan

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