The Prisonaires - Wikipedia Still incarcerated when this came out.
The group was discovered by the radio producer Joe Calloway, who heard them singing while preparing a news broadcast from the prison. He arranged for the group to perform on the radio, a performance which was eventually brought to the attention of Sam Phillips of Sun Records.[1] He arranged for the group to be transported under armed guard to Memphis to record.[4] A few weeks later, "Just Walkin' in the Rain" was released and eventually sold 250,000 copies.[1]
