Saturday Night Jamboree
Saturday Night Jamboree was an early American country music series on NBC-TV from December 4, 1948-July 2, 1949. It aired live from New York City from 8-9 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturdays for three weeks in December 1948, with yodeler Elton Britt 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; Eddie Howard, banjo; John Havens, guitar; "Smilin'" Edwin Smith, accordion and Gabe Drake, bass fiddle.
