The day he committed suicide, he launched himself into the pages of american lore. A federal judge has awarded the widow of mountain moonshiner popcorn sutton the rights to his autobiography. We found 95 records in 27 states for marvin sutton in the us. Federal judge awards popcorn sutton widow rights to me. The top state of residence is north carolina, followed by tennessee.
Souvenir shops in maggie valley sold his video, the last run of. Federal affidavit in the case of moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton. Rrquested by my big brother dan the man for a new project to light a fire under my young, which it did, i put some. An acclaimed documentary offering an uncensored view of outlaw and master moonshiner popcorn sutton, from humble appalachian roots to folk hero finish. Daddy moonshine the story of marvin popcorn sutton by. Sep 10, 2015 most of my correspondents want to acquire a copy of his now outrageously priced, if you can find it at all book that carries the same name but a substantially higher price tag than my pamphlet, me and my likker. Popcorn sutton was once prosecuted for making whiskey in cocke county, which long had a claim as the nations moonshining capital, but under a new tennessee law, his product is now legal. This movie shows moonshiner popcorn sutton, doing what he knows best. At around the same time, sutton produced a home video of the same title and released it on. He wrote a selfpublished autobiographical guide to moonshining production, selfproduced a home video depicting his moonshining. Daddy moonshine the story of marvin popcorn sutton by sky sutton, northampton, ma. Nov 16, 2008 available spring 2020 the moonshiner popcorn sutton hardcover book the muchanticipated, definitive biography of popcorn sutton, filled with color photography, exclusive interviews, historical. Mar 17, 2008 legendary moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton, 61, of haywood county was arrested and charged with making moonshine in march 2008. Federal affidavit in the case of moonshiner marvin popcorn.
Pam sutton, widow of marvin popcorn sutton, holds a jar of whiskey her husband made. The story of marvin popcorn sutton, which gave a lot of details about her fathers life. In a far corner of southern appalachia, moonshiner popcorn sutton makes one last batch of true bootleg whiskey. Aug 31, 2015 when video of a moonshiner named popcorn surfaced in the mid2000s, it didnt take long for it to circulate. From finding possums in the mash to shting out his own teeth, marvin popcorn sutton has. Popcorn sutton me and my likker online book download 35. Hundreds of people are expected to attend the wedding. Born in maggie valley, north carolina, he grew up, lived, and died in the rural. A scrawny, longbearded mountain man with a foul mouth and a passing acquaintance with copper tubing and kettles, marvin popcorn sutton seemed the embodiment of moonshiners of yore. Popcorn suttons home moonshine heritage exploring the. Both men had impressive beards and wore a lot of plaid shirts. Me and my likker the true story of a mountain moonshiner popcorn sutton, volume 1 by popcorn marvin sutton jan 1, 1999. Marvin was a living legend recognized popularly by the name popcorn sutton. Regina sutton chennault, daughter of the late marvin popcorn sutton, has filed a federal lawsuit against pamela sutton, who married the moonshiner in 2007.
Agent jesse makes his biggest move of the season when he ambushes an active still site. Jul 24, 2012 daddy moonshine is the story of suttons father, moonshine and mountains and of the culture and people who have lived in those wild, beautiful heights for generations. Me and my likker the true story of mountain moonshiner popcorn sutton, volume 1 awesome book. Filmed in north carolina, tennessee and west virginia, from 2000 until suttons death in 2009, a hell of a life is an unforgettable portrait of the last great moonshiner. He kept honey bees, coaxed tomatoes and tobacco to grow from the stony ground and moved stifflegged from a lifetime of walking behind the plow. The last one popcorn sutton documentary special edition.
Jan 17, 2017 available spring 2020 the moonshiner popcorn sutton hardcover book the muchanticipated, definitive biography of popcorn sutton, filled with color photography, exclusive interviews, historical. Popcorn suttons documentary the last one if you are reading this blog, and you havent seen, you are seriously missing out on a great video. In his book, marvin popcorn sutton, mentioned a basic moonshine recipe with a few different variations. Theres just no stopping the legend of marvin popcorn sutton. Popcorn sutton is quite living legend in the mountains of east tennessee and western north carolina because of his centuries old trade. Popcorn sutton biography facts, childhood, family life. The program is from the 72 radio program i made and played on blue mountain radio june 2019. Tim and tickle risk it all, running shine day and night, making more money than tims ever made. He wrote a selfpublished autobiographical guide to moonshine production, and selfproduced a home video depicting his moonshining activities, and he was later the subject of a documentary that won a. Popcorn is an authentic moonshine distiller and builder of the still on which to run the brew. Jb visits his old moonshine partner and best friends grave at the end of the season. Buy a popcorn sutton tshirt today, and it ships within 24 hours and comes with a 30day moneyback guarantee. Apr 06, 2017 this feature is not available right now. Legend jb visits popcorns grave moonshiners youtube.
The grave of the last american outlaw sits off a dirt road in the backwoods of maggie valley, north carolina, the hillbilly haven where marvin popcorn sutton, the most notorious moonshiner. He was proud of his moonshine and wasnt afraid to talk about his way of life. This bought him some time, because he plans to get married this sunday, may, at parrottsville city park. Etwa zu dieser zeit produzierte er auch ein selbstgedrehtes vhs video. Marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian moonshiner originally from maggie valley, north carolina. The emmy awardwinning cult classic documentary with popcorn sutton. Mar 17, 2009 on the day marvin popcorn suttons life ended, a daughter he had not seen since childhood was making him immortal. Daddy moonshine is the story of sutton s father, moonshine and mountains and of the culture and people who have lived in those wild, beautiful heights for generations.
Save popcorn sutton book to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Jan 29, 20 the last dam run of likker video was produced by neal hutcheson. Jb and popcorn sutton brought moonshining into the mainstream with their techniques and knowledge. Moonshine popcorn sutton canvas print by unclegertrude.
Marvin popcorn sutton was born in the north carolina appalachians and spent all of his life there and in the tennessee mountains. Our goal is to share the literature of the region with the world, and the world of books with our community. An allnew documentary from neverbeforeseen footage filmed from 2000 2009 in north carolina, tennessee, and west virginia. It seems there are quite a few people that stop and take a picture of popcorns roadside memorial. In this season finale, one moonshiner will come to an untimely end. Legendary moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton, 61, of haywood county was arrested and charged with making moonshine in march 2008. On the day marvin popcorn sutton s life ended, a daughter he. Both women claim to have inherited the rights to popcorn sutton s selfpublished book, me and my likker. As i have stated before, i love a well written, and memorable obituary. Daddy moonshine the story of marvin popcorn sutton by sky sutton. Sky sutton, who lives in massachusetts, had not seen her father since she was two years old. He was larger than life and answered only to himself. In 2009, sutton s estranged daughter sky published a book titled daddy moonshine. Marvin sutton passed away on march 16, 2009 in parrottsville, illinois.
The legendary appalachian moonshiner apparently took his own life monday by carbon monoxide poisoning a days before he was to report to prison. Marvin popcorn sutton 19462009 find a grave memorial. From finding possums in the mash to shting out his own teeth, marvin popcorn sutton has lead the life of a true appalachian moonshiner. This is the last dam run of likker ill ever make full movie. We chatted a little about popcorn, but mainly just made small talk for a while. He died on march 16, 2009 in parrotsville, tennessee, usa. Sutton was also featured in the 2007 documentary hillbilly. The last a tribute to marvin popcorn sutton youtube. Marvin popcorn sutton was the embodiment of moonshiners of long ago, in cocke county, tennessee. Daughter says independence likely led to moonshiners suicide. Marvin popcorn sutton waived his right to a preliminary hearing and asked that his case be presented to the cocke county grand jury. This was a lengthy court battle between the widow, pamela pam sutton, and marvin popcorn sutton s daughter, regina chenault, of alaska. Marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian. Haywood countys most notorious moonshiner, marvin popcorn sutton, gave law enforcement countless headaches in his heyday, and almost a decade after his death, he was still a focal point of a recent trial involving a woman who claimed the 20 or so gallons of illegal liquor she possessed was her inheritance from the notorious outlaw.
He faces three charges related to the manufacture and. Legendary tennessee moonshiner plied his trade to the end. Music and information about moonshiner extraordinaire. It seems there are quite a few people that stop and take a picture of popcorn s roadside memorial.
Marvin popcorn sutton october 1946 march was an american appalachian moonshiner originally from maggie valley, north carolina. Marvin popcorn sutton, jb rader, neal hutcheson, neal hutcheson. Born in maggie valley, north carolina, he grew up, lived, and died in the rural areas around maggie valley and nearby cocke county, tennessee. New listing marvin popcorn sutton atf wanted poster moonshiner bootlegger outlaw. The craft of traditional distillation is revealed along with a lifetime of memories in the trade. Apr 01, 2017 marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger. Marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american. The other daughter, known as sky sutton, wrote her book entitled daddy moonshine. The craft of traditional distillation is revealed along with a. The nickname popcorn was given to him in the 1960s or the 1970s, after sutton attacked a broken popcorn vending machine with a pool cue. Weve partnered with to bring you a topnotch option for digital audiobooks. Buy moonshine popcorn sutton by unclegertrude as a tshirt, classic tshirt.
Born in maggie valley, north carolina, he grew up, lived, and died in the rura. Pages other community hillbilly popcorn sutton videos popcorn sutton. He lived life the way he wanted to and went out the way he chose to with no apologies. The last dam run of likker video was produced by neal hutcheson. Obituary of marvin popcorn sutton, a tennessee moonshiner. Popcorn sutton in maggie valley with mountain honey.
About lavator vader sutton in addition to working at the unagusta furniture factory, vader worked his land. Marvin popcorn sutton was an appalachian moonshiner. That is why i bring to your attention this great remembrance of marvin popcorn sutton from this weekends edition of the wall street journal. The average marvin sutton is around 56 years of age with around 66% falling in to the age group of 5160. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian.
Dec 21, 2015 the grave of the last american outlaw sits off a dirt road in the backwoods of maggie valley, north carolina, the hillbilly haven where marvin popcorn sutton, the most notorious moonshiner. City lights bookstore is in sylva, north carolina, a small main street town tucked in the heart of the southern appalachian mountains. Over the past several days there have been a lot of tributes to marvin popcorn sutton, the incorrigible moonshiner whose rascally and ent. The true story of the notorious and legendary moonshiner popcorn sutton. Famed appalachian moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton. Marvin popcorn sutton lived life on his own terms and in death he denied the federal revenuers the opportunity to lock him up. Our highquality popcorn sutton shirts are available in multiple sizes and body styles. This is an account of marvin sutton, a man who proved that sometimes the road from crime to commodity is shorter than it appears. Marvin popcorn sutton was one of the last real moonshine runners in the us. Born in maggie valley, north carolina,23 he grew up, lived, and died in the rural areas around maggie valley and nearby cocke county, tennessee. Instead of babe the blue ox, theres a black model a ford. Since his death hes become the paul bunyan of moonshine. The last one popcorn sutton documentary special edition by marvin popcorn sutton. Federal affidavit in the case of moonshiner marvin.
Marvin popcorn sutton was an american appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger. The true story of legendary moonshiner popcorn sutton popcorn sutton on. He carried on his family business of making and running. He wrote a paperback called me and my likker and recorded videos. Neal hutchesons rough edit of popcorn sutton making his last dam run of likker was intended to be for local sales from suttons junk shop in maggie valley. With popcorn sutton, floyd sutton, abigail moore, bill milsap. Marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was an american appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger. Marvin popcorn sutton seemed the embodiment of moonshiners of yore. Popcorn sutton s tennessee white whiskey takes its name from its creator, marvin popcorn sutton, a legendary moonshiner from cocke county, tennessee. I use different music genres and audio memorabilia describing popcorn s life, crossing with the law and the end of his life then becoming a national folk hero. May 23, 2018 genealogy for lavator vader sutton 1919 2001 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Deep in the wilds of southern appalachia, lifelong moonshiner popcorn sutton runs one last batch of true moonshine whiskey. Appalachia is about taking what you get and making the best of the bad and the good.
They say he was the best there was at moonshine from tennessee. Legendary tennessee moonshiner plied his trade to the end wsj. Popcorn sutton s documentary the last one if you are reading this blog, and you havent seen, you are seriously missing out on a great video. Popcorn sutton was a good man, he insisted on contributing more to the community by those who had known him personally. He learned the craft from his father, vader, growing up in the smoky mountains by the north a nationally renowned moonshiner marvin popcorn sutton died today in cocke county and authorities are investigating his death as a possible suicide, a cocke county official confirmed tonight.
From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia marvin popcorn sutton october 5, 1946 march 16, 2009 was. Great song by jon bon jovi for a great appalachian legend. Popcorn sutton was born on october 5, 1946 in maggie valley, north carolina, usa as marvin sutton. Mar 22, 2009 obituary of marvin popcorn sutton, a tennessee moonshiner posted on march 22, 2009 leave a comment until his death in 2009 at the age of 62, mr. Using a 100 year old family recipe passed down through generations, popcorn made his likker by hand, selling it out of the back of his ford model a.
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