Saturday Night Jamboree

Saturday Night Jamboree, also referred to as the NBC Jamboree, was an early American country music series on NBC-TV from December 4, 1948–July 2, 1949. The name was originally given to an NBC Saturday night radio show in the 1930s, which was broadcast on the WEAF station in New York City.[1][2]

The TV series 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.[3]

References
  1. NBC Yearbook, National Broadcasting Company, 1937
  2. Norton, Jack. Cornstars: Rube Music in Swing Time. ISBN 9781458340429.
  3. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1992), The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Ballantine Books, ISBN 0-345-37792-3
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