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    • Jun 27, 1913
    Elton Britt is born in Zack, Arkansas. A long-shot presidential candidate in 1960, the yodeling performer sells more than a million copies of his World War II-era single “There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
    Jun 20, 1934
    Elton Britt holds his first solo recording session, with songwriter Bob Miller backing him on piano
    Nov 16, 1936
    "The Big Show" opens in American theaters, with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. Set in Dallas, it also features The Sons Of The Pioneers, The Light Crust Doughboys, Elton Britt, Frankie Marvin and The Beverly Hill Billies
    Mar 19, 1942
    Elton Britt records "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" in New York. With references to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Nathan Hale, George Custer and Colin Kelly, it becomes the first country single to receive a gold record
    Nov 22, 1944
    Elton Britt records "I'm A Convict With Old Glory In My Heart" in New York City
    Dec 4, 1948
    NBC-TV debuts "Saturday Night Jubilee," a New York-based country music show hosted by Elton Britt
    Dec 18, 1948
    Elton Britt hosts NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Jubilee" for the third and final time. He's replaced by Boyd Heath
    May 19, 1949
    Charles Starrett portrays The Durango Kid once more with the debut of the western movie "Laramie," also featuring Smiley Burnette and Elton Britt
    Oct 24, 1949
    The Three Suns record "Beyond The Sunset" with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt at the RCA Studios in New York
    Nov 5, 1953
    Elton Britt begins a daily radio show on WCOP in Boston
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