HANK, JR. - Musical history was made in Swainsboro on March 22, 1958. An eight-year old son of an American musical legend gave his first public musical performance. That boy, dressed in a black suit, mimicked his father’s unique style in singing his father’s songs, was none another than Hank Williams, Jr., who became a star in his own right.
The venue was the Nancy Auditorium in Swainsboro, which was owned by country music singer and producer, Webb Pierce.
Pierce brought in all of the best singers available for his show, which he called the Peach State Jamboree in the home of Swainsboro's AM radio station, WJAT.
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