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HI!! HOW YOU ALL ARE??

WBLQ AND COUNTRY STEW

**WBLQ - Country Radio Station of the Year 2005 CMA of RI

**Phil Briggs - Country Radio Personality of the Year 2005 CMA of RI

**Phil Briggs and Paul Johnson - Country Radio Personalities of the Year 2004 CMA of RI

**Paul Johnson - NACMAI Rising Star Award, Bluegrass songwriter of the year 2005 "Where The Redhawk Flies"

**Paul Johnson - Rhode Island Country Horizons Adult Male Vocalist, Traditional Music, 2005; Mixed Age Duo, Traditional Music, 2005 with Joseph Johnson

**Paul Johnson and Joanne Johnson - 2006 Radio Personalities of the Year, Country Music Association of Rhode Island

The SoundClick playlist is being updated continuously. If your music is listed on SoundClick and you are not on our playlist, send us an email at phil1180@mindspring.com and we will review your music and add it to the playlist if it is appropriate.

Welcome to the Country Stew Radio Show and Review website! Country Stew is currently off the air due to some personal committments by DJ Phil Briggs. You can still catch some of those great Country Stew Sounds at his online radio station at SoundClick.com. Co-host Paul "PJ" Johnson now has his own show. Catch Lazy J Ranch Radio on Sundays, 7pm-9pm. Hosted by PJ and his wife, Joanne, Lazy J Ranch Radio is also streamed live on the internet. They continue the Country Stew tradition of playing all your local favorites and add their own pinch of spice to the recipe! Great country music and lots of laughs - what more could you ask for?

R.I.C.H. 2009 TALENT COMPETITION RESULTS

Female Entertainer New Country Youth 13-16

JAMIE HARRIS

Female Vocalist New Country Youth 13-16

JAMIE HARRIS

Female Entertainer Traditional Youth 13-16

JAMIE HARRIS

Female Vocalist Traditional Youth 13-16

JAMIE HARRIS

Female Entertainer New Country Adult

TIED

VIRGINIA JOHNSON

REBECCA LOU SNYDER

Female Vocalist New Country Adult

1. REBECCA LOU SNYDER

2. RACHEL LANDRY

Female Entertainer Traditional Adult

1. KIM OAKES

2. RACHEL LANDRY

Female Vocalist Traditional Adult

1. KIM OAKES

2. RACHEL LANDRY

3. JEANNIE PRATT

Male Entertainer Traditional Adult

WAYNE CARLOW

Male Vocalist Traditional Adult

WAYNE CARLOW

Male Entertainer Traditional Gospel

WAYNE CARLOW

Male Vocalist Traditional Gospel

WAYNE CARLOW

Vocal Duo New Country Adult

1. KIM OAKES AND REBECCA LOU SNYDER

2. VALERIE VANCZA AND ELIZABETH VANCZA

Female Songwriter Traditional Adult

RACHEL LANDRY

Female Songwriter New Country Adult

VALERIE VANCZA AND ELIZBETH VANCZA CO-WRITERS

Traditional CD Female Adult

KIM OAKES

New Country CD Female Adult

REBECCA LOU SNYDER

PIONEER AWARD, LIVING, WAS PRESENTED TO TONY POCCIA

PIONEER AWARD, DECEASED, WAS PRESENTED TO JACKIE THOMPSON

EDDIE ZACK AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO ELAINE ELLIS

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"A TRIBUTE TO VETERANS", A 17 TRACK PATRIOTIC CD WITH COUNTRY STEW DJ PHIL BRIGGS IS NOW AVAILABLE. PRODUCED AND RELEASED BY MILLER LANE MUSIC, THE CD FEATURES MANY COUNTRY STEW FAVORITES INCLUDING CINDY LANE ADAMS, DOC KILLIAN, KEITH BRADFORD AND THE SONGS OF ANNA MARIE BURDEN.

THE HAYLOFT JAMBOREE

BABS AND MARIL'S HAYLOFT JAMBOREE APPEAR EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT AT POST 15 AMERICAN LEGION IN EAST GREENWICH ON ROUTE 1 NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO GODDARD PARK. TIME IS 7PM - 11PM AND ADMISSION IS $5.00 PER PERSON. SEE YA THERE!

January 16, 1923 - June 16, 2004

Richie Zack began his Country Music career when his brother, Eddie, formed the Dude Ranchers in 1939. Eddie and Richie were joined by their sisters, Babs and Maril. Richie Zack, known as "Cousin" Richie, also recorded under the name "Dick Richards". The Dude Ranchers became the Hayloft Jamboree in 1952 while appearing on the WCOP Hayloft Jamboree in Boston MA. They were the first country music act to play at the Boston Symphony Hall. During this same period, they were regulars on the NBC radio network, with a show heard every Saturday on 128 stations coast to coast. The Hayloft Jamboree had recordings on the Decca, Columbia and Crosstown labels. In a career that lasted 65 years, Richie and the Hayloft Jamboree had two television shows, the first on WJAR and the second in 1965 on WPRO. At various times, Eddie and Richie hosted radio programs on WRIB, WGNG, WKRI, WHIM AND WJJF. They performed with just about every major country act during their career, including Eddie Arnold, Roy Acuff, Carl Smith, Lefty Frizzell, Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright, Johnny and June Carter Cash and George Jones, to name just a few. Following his brother Eddie's death in 2002, Richie became the leader of the Hayloft Jamboree. They continued to make regular appearances and played for a thankful and loyal crowd every Saturday night in East Greenwich RI. Richie Zack was inducted into the Rhode Island Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978. A while ago, someone asked Phil why he ends every Country Stew program with a gospel song by "Cousin" Richie. His answer was simple: Respect

DJ Phil Briggs misses all his loyal listeners!! He would love to hear from you. Drop him a line and say "Hey, how you all are?" You can use the form below to email Phil.