Exoneree Band Performs in Salt Lake City

06.07.12

Exoneree Band Performs in Salt Lake City
This Sunday, exoneree musicians Antoine Day, Bill Dillon, Eddie Lowery, Darby Tillis and Raymond Towler (pictured) will perform at a benefit in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center. All five musicians served a combined total of 87 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. While they were imprisoned, music remained a vital part of their lives, some had even aspired to be professional musicians prior to incarceration.

Speaking to the Salt Lake City Tribune, Towler says, “Music was an escape, a source of freedom. It kept me sane. I would just close my eyes and go anywhere I wanted.” Although the five are separated by physical distance (spread across the country in Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio and Missouri) their shared experiences create a unique camaraderie.  Says Towler, “We kind of clicked. We could relate to one another. We all have a common history.”

The Rocky Mountain Innocence Center works to prevent and correct wrongful convictions in Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada.

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