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Wrongly Convicted Singer Stuns ‘America’s Got Talent’ After 37 Years in Prison
May 29, 2020
Archie Williams never thought he would be performing for millions on the stage of "America’s Got Talent." Williams was wrongly convicted of rape and served nearly 40 years in a Louisiana prison. Thanks to the Innocence Project, he was finally cleared of all charges last year. They were able to link fingerprints at the scene of the crime to another man. He brought the audience and judges to tears with his soulful voice with his performance of Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me.”