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Moonshine is and always has been most prevalent in the mountains and foothills of the southern Appalachian mountain range. Most prevalent in Western NC, Eastern TN, and Southern Ky.
Steve is a very talented guy. He is country and folk and rock. It is a common story especially back in the day in the hill country. Grandpa made moonshine, daddy drove the shine to the cities where they sold it. When John the 3rd got back from Viet Nam he modernized the operation to growing weed. There really is a Copperhead Rd in the part of the country he was talking about. They had to change the street name because people kept stealing the road signs. Steve has a lot of great music. A lot of it with a hard driving, rocking kind of country vibe. Songs like Guitar Town, The Week of Living Dangerously etc. Also some beautiful stuff like a tribute to a great songwriter and friend of his who sadly passed named Townes Van Zandt called Fort Worth Blues.
My cousin lives in West Virginia and he said there is only 4 ways to make money. Make moonshine, growing weed, working in a coal mine or a lumber mill.
His grandpa made and sold moonshine, his dad made and sold whiskey and when he came back from Viet Nam he planted marijuana and sold it. Runs in the family.
Technically it's "Americana." SE was awarded Americana Life time achievement in 2022. This song really sounds Bluegrass in the beginning as the story progresses the music progresses through country music into Rock.
The story is of a poor family in Appalachia. Many folks from the area are of Scotch-Irish origin, which traces back to Scottish immigrants from the lowlands into Northern Ireland and then into Appalachia. Much of the music from this region is derived from Scottish and Irish music; hence the bagpipes. This music also heavily influenced older Country and Western which came together with Blues to meld into early Rock and Roll. The first verse deals with his grandfather, who made moonshine to support his family during the Prohibition era. This would not have been uncommon in the Appalachian region. (If you've ever seen the Dukes of Hazard, thats their background too. I remember Uncle Jessie justifying why he still made moonshine even though it was illegal and he replied "Us Dukes have been making moonshine since before there was a U S of A.") In the first verse the Revenue Agent (who would enforce Prohibition laws) came up Copperhead Road to bust the still; the Agent never came back. In the second verse he talks of his father running moonshine in a 'big black Dodge." They would transport the shine at night in dark cars with the lights off at high speed to go unnoticed. His father unfortunately crashed and died ("You could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road"). The final verse is the singers story. He volunteered for the Army because he would have been drafted to fight in Vietnam anyway. While on his tours of duty he learned about marijuana and how to make effective booby traps: "I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't ya know"... Charlie was slang for the Viet Cong they were fighting and they were using traps and guerilla warfare. With this knowledge he goes back to Copperhead Road and protects his pot plants with traps, and warns everyone that they "better stay away from Copperhead Road." This is certainly not biographical of Steve Earle. Its more a look into a particular way of life in a small forgotten region of America. I enjoy your channel very much. God bless you and your family.
Straight up. Copperhead road is a real place. Johnson county Tennessee. About an hour from where I grew up. And no, you did NOT go there unless you had business there or were invited. After this song came out, they had to change the name of the road to “Copper Road” because people kept stealing the road signs.
Uhh no. Outlaw Country started in the 70s and it was Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams Jr, and Johnny Cash. Steve Earle was a teenager then then, he was in a sort of Southern Rock/Texas Outlaw sort of music.
3 generations...3 John Lee Pettimores....grandad made moonshine, dad ran whiskey, son came home from Vietnam with a brand new plan. Planting seeds from Columbia and Mexico up a holler down Copperhead Road.
He came back from Vietnam; planted a bunch of weed; and booby-trapped the shit of the holler down Copperhead Road. Moonshine during Prohibition to weed during The War On Drugs; an adjacent move for a rural outlaw fam.
I'm sure someone has already explained this, but this is southern rock/outlaw country with a little other thrown in. In other reactions it seems most have failed to notice the mention of having a little from Charlie in Vietnam. Charlie was slang for North Vietnamese soldiers who were famous for trip line activated and other versions of explosives (so you better stay from Copperhead road)
For a really fun twist on this song, there's a version from the point of view of 'John Lee Petimore's sister"... If I recall correctly, which I think I do, its by/on a channel called "Amy n' Me".✌🏼🇨🇦
his dad made and ran moonshine. the way i take it is dad had an accident during a whiskey run, everything caught fire,, and ...you could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road." the singer comes back from the war in Vietnam with "a brand new plan" instead of making shine, he gonna grow some Kind
You are not stupid. The Moonshine alcohol scenes and the barrel breaking is flashbacks to his Dad and Granddad, but he is definitely talking about growing weed in the same place his Dad distilled moonshine. Also, moonshine is more common in the south I would agree, but the best shine I ever had was from my brother-in-law's Grandpa and he was a Wisconsin farmer making moonshine in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Also, I might call this southern rock but I like it whatever genre it is in.
Grand daddy made moonshine & somehow a revenue man disappeared when he came looking. Then daddy sold whisky, in a car that his brother & him jacked up then died when it blew up delivering the weekly load. After the son came back from Viet Nam with a brand new plan, to plant & sell drugs, all this taking place up on Copperhead Road. When he talks about learning a thing or two from Charlie, he means stay away from Copperhead Road b/c it's pretty a loaded trap.
His granddaddy made the Moonshine "corn whiskey" and his dad was killed driving a weekly load to towel. Then when he turned 18 hi enlisted in the Army during the Vietnam war and he came back home with a brand-new plan to growing marijuana with the seeds from Columbia and Mexico. Then he booby trapped the area, the way he learned how to do from the Viet Cong, and made it dangerous for the DEA to come look for it.
If you're going to be a OHW it might as well be cool like this one🎶 Happy 4/20😎😁 My "sea story" in this regard is, when my ship pulled into Bangkok Thailand in the early 80's, my friend, who was about to get out when the ship returned home, took three shoeboxes and hallowed out two decorative candles and stuffed them with Thai-buds and mailed them to a classified mailbox. Then when he got home to a very happy ol'lady, mortgage caught up, bills paid and a shoebox.😎
Not country, southern rock..... back when songs told about life. Maybe life was better to sing about back then, who wants a song about playing video games and Facebook. Mercenary song, stay all night stay a little longer steve earle were the sit around a table drinking and smoking and jamming is so good.
Making moonshine and Selling it is illegal well mostly these days there are ways to do it legally but still Bootlegging (What the dad was doing is also illegal the pettimore family in this song/Story are all criminals The Singer/Son Did two tours in Veitnam and of course has PTSD from that but is now Growing weed down Copperhead road and selling it to make money but he has it extremely well defended with the bobby traps he learned about from the VC over in Vietnam There is a new Version from an Independant Duo Called Amy N' Me where she sings the song from the perspective of a Little Sister and adds a whole additional verse at the end Which really adds to the song I suggest checking it out
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Absolutely! 'Copperhead Road' by Steve Earle is such a cool song with a rich story. It delves into the legacy of bootlegging, with grandaddy's ventures into both booze and weed. It's a quintessential American narrative that many are familiar with, particularly here in the South, where it's become part of our urban legend. The song taps into a collective consciousness, resonating with listeners across generations. Daytona 500 where started by all bootleggers
I have a problem with a lead foot when this is playing. You can buy moonshine in a liquor store but the strong stuff comes from a still not taxed by the government. He’s selling pot at least it’s not meth or fentanyl
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When he came back from Vietnam he took the learning the military gave him and instead of making moonshine like his family did it the past and he was growing marijuana in amongst other crops because shine was not as wanted now as pot.
This is strickly poor white people Appalachian mountains stuff. Both my father and uncle were drafted into the Vietnam War. My great uncle was a moonshiner and grandfather was a federal agent in the 1940s/50s. . This goes way back for us..
That's how NASCAR started with moonshine running
He’s talking about his dad making moonshine on copper head road then he went to the army and he came home with a brand new plan hence growing weed
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...dude, wtf are you talking about??
grandfather and father
@@mapexzildjian6361 I’m not sure what he said lol 😂
not drugs, weed
Copperhead Road was about two decades ahead of its time. It's an amazing fusion of Rock, Country, & Bluegrass aka Scots-Irish folk music.
I came home with a brand new plan. I'm a grower in Oregon helping other Vets deal with their PTSD's.
Moonshine is and always has been most prevalent in the mountains and foothills of the southern Appalachian mountain range. Most prevalent in Western NC, Eastern TN, and Southern Ky.
Also, northeast GA. My experience from consuming it was trouble...lol but that warm glow, and sweating makes you feel invisible. Lol
Moonshine is how Nascar started from good old boys racing against cops and each other.
This isn't a line dancing song (that I know of).
Yes, shine is more prevalent in the south. During Prohibition, the north got whiskey from Canada.
Steve is a very talented guy. He is country and folk and rock. It is a common story especially back in the day in the hill country. Grandpa made moonshine, daddy drove the shine to the cities where they sold it. When John the 3rd got back from Viet Nam he modernized the operation to growing weed. There really is a Copperhead Rd in the part of the country he was talking about. They had to change the street name because people kept stealing the road signs. Steve has a lot of great music. A lot of it with a hard driving, rocking kind of country vibe. Songs like Guitar Town, The Week of Living Dangerously etc. Also some beautiful stuff like a tribute to a great songwriter and friend of his who sadly passed named Townes Van Zandt called Fort Worth Blues.
My cousin lives in West Virginia and he said there is only 4 ways to make money. Make moonshine, growing weed, working in a coal mine or a lumber mill.
His grandpa made and sold moonshine, his dad made and sold whiskey and when he came back from Viet Nam he planted marijuana and sold it. Runs in the family.
mountain dew soft drink originated in knoxville tn as a chaser for moonshine.
Technically it's "Americana." SE was awarded Americana Life time achievement in 2022.
This song really sounds Bluegrass in the beginning as the story progresses the music progresses through country music into Rock.
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The story is of a poor family in Appalachia. Many folks from the area are of Scotch-Irish origin, which traces back to Scottish immigrants from the lowlands into Northern Ireland and then into Appalachia. Much of the music from this region is derived from Scottish and Irish music; hence the bagpipes. This music also heavily influenced older Country and Western which came together with Blues to meld into early Rock and Roll.
The first verse deals with his grandfather, who made moonshine to support his family during the Prohibition era. This would not have been uncommon in the Appalachian region. (If you've ever seen the Dukes of Hazard, thats their background too. I remember Uncle Jessie justifying why he still made moonshine even though it was illegal and he replied "Us Dukes have been making moonshine since before there was a U S of A.") In the first verse the Revenue Agent (who would enforce Prohibition laws) came up Copperhead Road to bust the still; the Agent never came back.
In the second verse he talks of his father running moonshine in a 'big black Dodge." They would transport the shine at night in dark cars with the lights off at high speed to go unnoticed. His father unfortunately crashed and died ("You could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road").
The final verse is the singers story. He volunteered for the Army because he would have been drafted to fight in Vietnam anyway. While on his tours of duty he learned about marijuana and how to make effective booby traps: "I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't ya know"... Charlie was slang for the Viet Cong they were fighting and they were using traps and guerilla warfare. With this knowledge he goes back to Copperhead Road and protects his pot plants with traps, and warns everyone that they "better stay away from Copperhead Road." This is certainly not biographical of Steve Earle. Its more a look into a particular way of life in a small forgotten region of America.
I enjoy your channel very much. God bless you and your family.
Straight up. Copperhead road is a real place. Johnson county Tennessee. About an hour from where I grew up. And no, you did NOT go there unless you had business there or were invited. After this song came out, they had to change the name of the road to “Copper Road” because people kept stealing the road signs.
Steve Earle is the Godfather of Outlaw Country. Heavily influence Red Dirt Country music of Texas and Oklahoma.
Uhh no. Outlaw Country started in the 70s and it was Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams Jr, and Johnny Cash. Steve Earle was a teenager then then, he was in a sort of Southern Rock/Texas Outlaw sort of music.
Song was a hit on Rock stations for years,,,Copperhead row"...
3 generations...3 John Lee Pettimores....grandad made moonshine, dad ran whiskey, son came home from Vietnam with a brand new plan. Planting seeds from Columbia and Mexico up a holler down Copperhead Road.
And he learned from Charlie to set booby traps
He came back from Vietnam; planted a bunch of weed; and booby-trapped the shit of the holler down Copperhead Road. Moonshine during Prohibition to weed during The War On Drugs; an adjacent move for a rural outlaw fam.
I'm sure someone has already explained this, but this is southern rock/outlaw country with a little other thrown in. In other reactions it seems most have failed to notice the mention of having a little from Charlie in Vietnam. Charlie was slang for North Vietnamese soldiers who were famous for trip line activated and other versions of explosives (so you better stay from Copperhead road)
For a really fun twist on this song, there's a version from the point of view of 'John Lee Petimore's sister"... If I recall correctly, which I think I do, its by/on a channel called "Amy n' Me".✌🏼🇨🇦
This is outlaw country, way different than standard mainstream country.
Guitar town is another outstanding Steve Earle tune you should check out
his dad made and ran moonshine. the way i take it is dad had an accident during a whiskey run, everything caught fire,, and ...you could smell the whiskey burning down Copperhead Road." the singer comes back from the war in Vietnam with "a brand new plan" instead of making shine, he gonna grow some Kind
You nailed it! This song was released in 1988.
Most people consider this southern rock I just consider it great music
Living in the south in poverty A MAN WILL DO WHAT HE HAS TOO...TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY RIGHT OR WRONG !!
If you've ever watched "The Wire", Steve Earle played the character Waylon. He was Bubbles' sponsor.
Oh my God. I've watched The Wire all the way through 3 times and it never occurred to me that that's who that was!
You are not stupid. The Moonshine alcohol scenes and the barrel breaking is flashbacks to his Dad and Granddad, but he is definitely talking about growing weed in the same place his Dad distilled moonshine. Also, moonshine is more common in the south I would agree, but the best shine I ever had was from my brother-in-law's Grandpa and he was a Wisconsin farmer making moonshine in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Also, I might call this southern rock but I like it whatever genre it is in.
True USA History. Be proud.
Not mentioning the reaction. You guys have a beautiful family. I couldn’t take my eyes off of the little one. Just chilling on dad.
If you want that shine just walk up any truck runaway in WV. honk that horn somebody will be with you directly.
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When I was working in the Sahara Dester, we made our own beer, wine and moonshine, it's illegal to have alcohol in most Arabic countries.
Johnny Come Lately, or Back To The Wall off of this album are fire.
His granddad killed an IRS agent, his dad was killed transporting moonshine, now he's growing mary jane and setting up traps for the DEA.
Grand daddy made moonshine & somehow a revenue man disappeared when he came looking. Then daddy sold whisky, in a car that his brother & him jacked up then died when it blew up delivering the weekly load. After the son came back from Viet Nam with a brand new plan, to plant & sell drugs, all this taking place up on Copperhead Road. When he talks about learning a thing or two from Charlie, he means stay away from Copperhead Road b/c it's pretty a loaded trap.
His Grandad and Dad made Moonshine and he grew Weed on Copperhead Road.
Haha, Granddad and dad were moonshiners, son came back from 'Nam and started growing grass.
This is one of my favorite albums. You should also listen to Devil's Right Hand and Johnny Comes Marching Home. Actually the whole album is great.
Even a dim light bulb lights up the night. u do u.
Southern Rock!
Love Steve Earl❤
The song you’re talking about is Cottoneye Joe .
With Easter getting close you need to check out Dolly Parton
"He's Alive" I think you will like it
You got it.
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Im from Alabama and we do love making and drink moonshine thats for sure 😂😂😂
And meth
His granddaddy made the Moonshine "corn whiskey" and his dad was killed driving a weekly load to towel. Then when he turned 18 hi enlisted in the Army during the Vietnam war and he came back home with a brand-new plan to growing marijuana with the seeds from Columbia and Mexico. Then he booby trapped the area, the way he learned how to do from the Viet Cong, and made it dangerous for the DEA to come look for it.
My life story
If you're going to be a OHW it might as well be cool like this one🎶
Happy 4/20😎😁
My "sea story" in this regard is, when my ship pulled into Bangkok Thailand in the early 80's, my friend, who was about to get out when the ship returned home, took three shoeboxes and hallowed out two decorative candles and stuffed them with Thai-buds and mailed them to a classified mailbox. Then when he got home to a very happy ol'lady, mortgage caught up, bills paid and a shoebox.😎
Not country, southern rock..... back when songs told about life.
Maybe life was better to sing about back then, who wants a song about playing video games and Facebook.
Mercenary song, stay all night stay a little longer steve earle were the sit around a table drinking and smoking and jamming is so good.
Making moonshine and Selling it is illegal well mostly these days there are ways to do it legally but still Bootlegging (What the dad was doing is also illegal the pettimore family in this song/Story are all criminals The Singer/Son Did two tours in Veitnam and of course has PTSD from that but is now Growing weed down Copperhead road and selling it to make money but he has it extremely well defended with the bobby traps he learned about from the VC over in Vietnam
There is a new Version from an Independant Duo Called Amy N' Me where she sings the song from the perspective of a Little Sister and adds a whole additional verse at the end Which really adds to the song I suggest checking it out
He said he came home with a brand new plan
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His grandaddy and dad made and ran moonshine, he just modernized the family business by planting weed.
outlaw country
I live in NC. Love my liquid corn.
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Absolutely! 'Copperhead Road' by Steve Earle is such a cool song with a rich story. It delves into the legacy of bootlegging, with grandaddy's ventures into both booze and weed. It's a quintessential American narrative that many are familiar with, particularly here in the South, where it's become part of our urban legend. The song taps into a collective consciousness, resonating with listeners across generations. Daytona 500 where started by all bootleggers
I have a problem with a lead foot when this is playing. You can buy moonshine in a liquor store but the strong stuff comes from a still not taxed by the government. He’s selling pot at least it’s not meth or fentanyl
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights above.
Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon;
praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
Psalm 148:1-4
When he came back from Vietnam he took the learning the military gave him and instead of making moonshine like his family did it the past and he was growing marijuana in amongst other crops because shine was not as wanted now as pot.
you not stupid, he talking about weed, when he got home LOL
Moonshining to marijuana. Strung with the tobacco.
Talking about growing weed
It's rock not country. Grandad did alcohol and the grandson did weed. That is the basic plot of the song.
Uh no.
Steve Earl is the God Father of outlaw Country
This is strickly poor white people Appalachian mountains stuff. Both my father and uncle were drafted into the Vietnam War. My great uncle was a moonshiner and grandfather was a federal agent in the 1940s/50s. . This goes way back for us..
weeds not a drug 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
I'll just watch y'all.
Yall should check out the movie lawless it's a movie about moonshine.
If ya gotta ask then ya probably are😵💫😵💫😵💫
Grandpa made Shine and he came back from Nam and grew weed. Either way , you better stay away from Copperhead Road.
Cooper head road is a real place. It’s not a place to venture of on. You really could disappear .
The only stupid question is the one not asked
I learned a thing or two from Charley don’t you know.
You better stay away from Copper head road.
ethanol is moonshine lol
Bluegrass
He was growing weed to sell
You are mixing two song together, however... there is a line dance to this song as well. :)
Go pull up the name of the person and place in the song
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Well, two things can be correct at the same time. Just saying 🤷🏻
Grand daddy made moonshine, dad made whiskey, he grew pot
Southern Rock not country
Who the eff listens to a song in bits and pieces. Stop, go stop, go , ad nauseam
If you have a baby don't do reactions. Not only does it take away obviously you can't react normally.
How does that even make sense 🤣