'AGT': Archie Williams Performs Powerful Cover of Beatles' 'Blackbird'

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Archie Williams' powerful cover of 'Blackbird' brought TEARS on AGT.

brought a new, powerful dynamic to his incredible performance.

"Dear Archie, my name is Ronny Long and I am writing from North Carolina where I served over 44 years for a crime I did not commit," Long wrote in the letter, which Williams read aloud."Your voice and your story has touched and inspired so many people, especially me. I never gave up fighting and just last month I was finally released from prison. But my fight for justice isn't over, there are many others like us.

When it came time to perform, Williams delivered in a big way that hit everyone right in the feelings. "All my life, I was only waiting for this moment to be free," Williams sang, fighting back tears as he closed out the song with stoic grace.

 

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