Jack Holden (3)

A native of Pickens County, Jack Holden's real name was Milton Jackson and was born in 1915. He took the name Holden after forming a duet with Fairley Holden to perform as the Holden Brothers. In the early 1940s they were hired to perform on the "Renfro Valley Barn Dance" and the "Sunday Mornin' Gatherin'", two programs then heard on the CBS network. After WWII, Jack organized a new band called the Georgia Boys and Fairley rejoined him in Topeka, Kansas where they recorded two songs as the Holden Brothers for White Church Record and four songs as Jack Holden And The Georgia Boys for Red Barn Records. The Holden Brothers disbanded and Jack and his wife (who performed under the name Frances Kay) came to Atlanta to perform on WEAS as members of the Dixie Home Folks. While at WEAS Jack and his wife recorded several songs for RCA. Jack eventually stopped performing professionally to become a disc jockey and sales-and-service representative for the Dee Rivers radio station chain.