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Biography
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Johnny Bragg
Real name: John Henry Bragg
Effective period / Period of releases: 1956 - 1967
Johnny Bragg (born February 26, 1925, North Nashville, Tennessee, USA - died September 1, 2004, Madison, Tennessee, USA) was a R&B singer/songwriter. He was a member of The Prisonaires and began his musical career whilst imprisoned at the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. He was convicted at the age of 17 on six charges of rape. His sentence was commuted in 1959.