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Popcorn Sutton's self-published autobiography, 'Me and My Likker,' features portraits of the late moonshiner and photos from the day he married Pam Sutton, who is working with Ole Smoky Moonshine ...
In the final years of his legendary life, Popcorn Sutton put his wife up on a pedestal – and on the catwalk above the 2,500-gallon pots where his moonshine was being distilled.
Popcorn made little secret of his affinity for moonshine. He had a (spiral-bound) book, Me and My Likker that’s out of print. A reviewer on Amazon called it “a snort of 100 proof fresh air.” ...
"Popcorn Sutton -- A Hell of Life," a new documentary about moonshiner legend and Maggie Valley native, Popcorn Sutton, will be available on DVD Friday. The movie was shot by Emmy Award-winning ...
Ray tells me the story of “Popcorn” Sutton, a notorious moonshiner who committed suicide in March of 2009 before he was set to begin serving an 18-month prison term.
And moonshine has flowed like water in Cocke County for generations now. The man behind the still of much of that homebrew was Popcorn Sutton. "Moonshine is our history," Pam said.
Pam Sutton is the widow of the Appalachian moonshiner Popcorn Sutton. With Pam Sutton’s approval, Ole Smoky Distillery will reproduce Sutton’s moonshine recipes legally.
Popcorn Sutton bottle and the lawsuit was eventually settled and Popcorn Sutton “small batch whiskey” is available through retailers. The beginning of the marketing of the well-known moonshiner came ...
Popcorn Sutton was born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina in 1946. He spent most of his life in the mountains and hollers ...
The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton Neal Hutcheson. Reliable Archetype, $45 (240p) ISBN 978-0-578-65414-0. Filmmaker Hutcheson brings the subject of his documentary The Last One to the page in this ...
The festival celebrates the life of infamous moonshiner Popcorn Sutton. It combines music and food, but no moonshine. The Memorial Jam moved to Newport last year after being held in Maggie Valley ...