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**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 Red Hawk Flies"  

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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.

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LIKE OUR THEME MUSIC?? Its "Roger Miller's Last Dance", written by Roger Glenn Miller, arranged by Homer Adams (of True Country), lead guitar Michael J. Frogg, steel guitar Roger Trayhan;
THIS SONG IS ON THE MILLER COUNTRY VOLUME 1 CD

 
GRANDPA JONES - DOWN IN DIXIE
BEAU RENFRO - MOTHER COUNTRY MUSIC
COUSIN RICHIE ZACK AND THE HAYLOFT JAMBOREE - I OVERLOOKED AN ORCHID
DOC WATSON AND DAVID GRISMAN - WHAT IS A HOME WITHOUT LOVE
MARTY ROBBINS - ADDRESS UNKNOWN
RICHARD DRAIME - MUSIC TO MY EARS
BILL FRIDAY - I APOLOGIZE
JANET WENTWORTH - ALL I NEED IS YOU
TROY COOK JR. - IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE
SQUEEZE BAYOU - CHERE BEBE CREOLE
TOP SIX BAND WITH ALISON - SHATTERED DREAMS
JIMMY DALE GILMORE - SO I'LL RUN
HAL WILLIS - THUMB AND SHOES
RICKY VAN SHELTON - SOMEBODY LIED
JOHNNY SELPH - COUNTRY LEGENDS
JUDY KANYO - OLD FASHIONED HEART
GRAM PARSONS - DRUG STORE TRUCK DRIVING MAN
STEVIE CEE - YOUR LOVIN MAN
THE BYRDS - HICKORY WIND
HANK SNOW - I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO LITTLE DARLING
JOSE DANIEL - SECOND HAND RING
THE WOODYS - HELLO HEARTACHE
WAYLON JENNINGS - GOOD HEARTED WOMAN
CINDY LANE - SAN ANTONIO ROSE
DOC KILLIAN - MY FLAG
WENDELL AUSTIN - A VETERANS PRAYER
COUSIN RICHIE ZACK AND THE HAYLOFT JAMBOREE - AMAZING GRACE
 
 
 
PROGRAM HOSTED BY PHIL BRIGGS AND PAUL "PJ" JOHNSON
 
We are proud to play the best local, regional and independent artists as well as some favorites you won't find on the Top 40 Stations.

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GRANDPA JONES - CHICKEN DON'T ROOST TOO HIGH
JOHNNY WHITE - CATTLE CALL
GRAM PARSONS - THATS ALL IT TOOK
VINCE GILL - LOOK AT US
DOLLY PARTON - IN THE PINES
ELVIS PRESLEY - LAWDY MISS CLAUDY
CERRITO AND JETT WILLIAMS - MANSION ON THE HILL
BUDDY JEWEL AND MIRANDA LAMBERT - TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN
BRAD PAISLEY - FARTHER ALONG
RAY DIXON - CRYING MY HEART OUT OVER YOU
LILLIAN AND MANON - THE FRENCH SONG
VERNON OXFORD - NO ONE IS LISTENING
CINDY LANE - BURNING ALL THE MEMORIES
LAMAR SMYLY - A LOVE LIKE YOU
ROOSTER QUANTRELL - DON'T LEAVE ME HERE
STONEWALL JACKSON - DON'T BE ANGRY
PHIL BRIGGS - OLD GLORY
GENELLE TENNANT - SING OUT AMERICA
ROY LEE CENTERS - YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME
JOHNNY CASH - I WALK THE LINE
ROBERT DUVALL - I'VE DECIDED TO LEAVE HERE FOREVER
JANET WENTWORTH - MERLE HAGGARDS BABY
HANK SNOW - THESE HANDS
SQUEEZE BAYOU - UNDER THE GREEN OAK TREE
KEN WENTWORTH - SIX TIMES A DAY
TOM T HALL - SECOND HANDED FLOWERS
MIKE WARD - DEAD FLOWERS
BEAU RENFRO - THERE'S NO MORE GOLD IN CALIFORNIA
BOB MARTIN - WALK THROUGH THIS WORLD WITH ME
ERIN HAY - FADED LOVE
DEL MCCOURY - SPEAK TO ME LITTLE DARLING
BILL FRIDAY - ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO
MAC, DOC AND DEL - LIVE AND LET LIVE
EARLENE PIKE - TO WARM AND COMFORT YOU
GRAM PARSONS AND EMMYLOU HARRIS - WE'LL SWEEP OUT THE ASHES
HAL WILLIS - WHATS LEFT OF ME
HERMAN LAMMERS MEYER - DON'T FORGET TO MEMBER
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THERE MUST BE MORE TO LOVE THAN THIS
DOC KILLIAN - MY FLAG
WENDELL AUSTIN - A VETERANS PRAYER
BEAU RENFRO - THERE'S NO MORE GOLD IN CALIFORNIA
COUSIN RICHIE ZACK - HOW GREAT THOU ART
 
 
PROGRAM HOSTED BY PHIL BRIGGS AND RANGER HANK CHARETTE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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GRANDPA JONES - YOU'LL MAKE OUR HOUSE A MANSION
ROOSTER QUANTRELL AND DONNA DARLENE - HERE COMES THAT HEARTACHE
THE BELLAMY BROTHERS - IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY
SMILEY BATES - HOUSE OF SHAME
GRANDPA JONES - SALLY ANN
DALE WATSON - HONKY TONERS DON'T CRY
MICHAEL APIDGIAN - DO I EVER CROSS YOUR MIND
DAVID BALL - TEXAS ECHO
PINMONKEY - FLY
HANK SNOW - THE DRUNKARDS SON
HANK WALTERS - THE ICEMAN
RICKY SKAGGS - LITTLE CABIN ON THE HILL
BEAU RENFRO - WHILE I WAS DANCING THE TENNESSEE WALTZ
MATT CONNELLY - ONE MORE BROKEN HEART
GRAM PARSONS - KISS THE CHILDREN
GILLIAN WELCH - ACONY BELL
CINDY LANE - THERE'S SOMEBODY MISSING ME TONIGHT
EVERARD DODGE - BLUE IS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR
THE FLATLANDERS - WAVING MY HEART GOODBY
HOMER AND JETHRO - COLD, COLD HEART
ROSEANNA ROGERS - MAKING PLANS
DL MENARD - THE GREEN OAK TREE
STEVIE CEE - HEAVEN'S GAIN
DICK CURLESS - BURY THE BOTTLE WITH ME
R LEE HOLMES - THE BURNING FIRE
LARRY NILES - I DON'T HURT ANYMORE
ERIC SHANKS - SHE'S ALL I WANT
JOHNNY WHITE - ROCKY MOUNTAIN YODEL
BEAU RENFRO - MOTHER COUNTRY MUSIC
JANET WENTWORTH - ALL I NEED IS YOU
CONWAY TWITTY - TO SEE AN ANGEL CRY
SHANA STACK - COME SOMEDAY
TOP SIX BAND WITH ALLISON - SHATTERED DREAMS
LORETTA LYNN - COAL MINERS DAUGHTER
DOLLY PARTON - COAT OF MANY COLORS
JERRY LEE LEWIS - FOOLS LIKE ME
RICKY VAN SHELTON - I'LL LEAVE THIS WORLD LOVING YOU
RUSTY BLUE AND BILL ANDERSON - CHIP, CHIP
BILL FRIDAY - I REMEMBER
LINDA WONDER - TEXARKANA WALTZ
ELVIS PRESLEY - I WAS THE ONE
JOHN LINCOLN WRIGHT - NOT A DAY GOES BY
SUZY BOGGUSS - SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
LAMAR SMYLY - A LOVE LIKE YOU
GEORGE MORGAN - YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING THATS HAPPENED TO ME
ELTON BRITT - JIMMIE RODGERS BLUES
TEX RITTER - HIGH NOON
MARTY ROBBINS - RED RIVER VALLEY
HAL WILLIS - SO RIGHT BUT SO WRONG
SQUEEZE BAYOU - GRANDMA'S WALTZ
DOUBLE ANNOINTING - ONE NATION UNDER GOD
KIMMIE RHODES AND WAYLON JENNINGS - BE MINE
BEAU RENFRO - THERES NO MORE GOLD IN CALIFORNIA
DOC KILLIAN - MY FLAG
WENDELL AUSTIN - A VETERANS PRAYER
COUSIN RICHIE ZACK AND THE HAYLOFT JAMBOREE - MY BEST FRIEND
 
 
 
PROGRAM HOSTED BY PHIL BRIGGS AND RANGER HANK CHARETTE, WITH AN ASSIST FROM ASHLEY LEDOUX
 
 
 
 

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PHIL WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ART KNEELAND OF MOOSUP CT FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COUNTRY STEW MUSICAL LIBRARY.  ART HAS AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF COUNTRY MUSIC THAT HE GENEROUSLY MAKES AVAILABLE TO OUR PROGRAM AND THE COUNTRY STEW RECIPE WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIS TASTY ADDITIONS.

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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

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