The Prisonaires

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1955
gptkbp:active_years_start 1953
gptkbp:associated_acts gptkb:The_Prisonaires'_Quartet
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Carl_Perkins
gptkb:Jerry_Lee_Lewis
gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:Sam_Phillips
gptkbp:cultural_impact highlighted prison reform issues
gptkbp:cultural_significance pioneers of prison music
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1955
gptkbp:documentary The Prisonaires: A Musical History
gptkbp:famous_for being one of the first prison-based musical groups
gptkbp:featured_in music documentaries
gptkbp:genre R& B
gptkbp:hit_single Just Walkin' in the Rain
My Happiness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Prisonaires
gptkbp:influence Rock and Roll music
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:B._B._King
gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Gospel
Blues music
Soul music
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkb:guitar
vocals
drums
bass
gptkbp:is_documented_in in various music history books
gptkbp:legacy inspired future prison musical groups
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Johnny_Bragg
gptkb:Marion_Williams
gptkb:Willie_'_B'_Johnson
Carlisle ' Carl' Bragg
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Memphis_State_Penitentiary
gptkb:Nashville_Prison
gptkb:San_Quentin_State_Prison
gptkb:Folsom_State_Prison
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:performances performed in prisons
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Sun_Records
gptkbp:recorded_in gptkb:The_Prisonaires'_Songbook
gptkbp:style vocal harmony
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sun_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4