Archie Williams, who was in prison for over 36 years for a crime he did not commit, sang Elton John's hit 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' on America's Got Talent
"It was awesome," Williams, who watchedIn 1983, Williams, who was 22 at the time, was convicted of aggravated rape and attempted murder in Louisiana. Fingerprint evidence did not match his own, and witnesses testified that he was at his own home the night of the incident. However, Williams was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.with a request for the organization to exonerate him.
"He called me personally. He gave me an invitation to sing on his show when he comes back to the United States. It was definitely a surprise!" Williams says of their phone conversation. "He said he never heard anyone sing his song like that ever. It was really touching to him. It brought him to tears, he said. It was touching.", writing, "I was moved to tears when I heard Archie's story and saw him perform 'Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.
And now he's hoping to help others who sent "so many comments from all over the world, not just the U.S.." Soon after his performance, Cowell joined the Innocence Project as an ambassador.
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