Saturday Night Jamboree was an early American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 series on NBC-TV

NBC

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  from December 4, 1948–July 2, 1949. It aired live from New York City

New York City

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 from 8–9 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturdays for three weeks in December 1948, with yodeler Elton Britt

Elton Britt

Elton Britt , born James Elton Baker, was a country music guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Biography:Elton Britt was born in Searcy County, Arkansas...

 as host. Beginning in January 1949, the host was Boyd Heath and the program aired from 8–8:30 p.m. until April, when it moved to 9:30–10 p.m. through July 2.

The cast included comedian "Chubby Chuck" Roe; Sophrony Garen, vocals; Ted Grunt, fiddle

Fiddle

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; Eddie Howard, banjo

Banjo

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; John Havens, guitar

Acoustic guitar

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; "Smilin'" Edwin Smith, accordion

Accordion

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 and Gabe Drake, bass fiddle.