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. It's only fitting the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lewis Redmond was wanted for murder, but he became a folk hero in WNC in the 1870s as a moonshiner fighting the Yankee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 31—At the end of his life, Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton was revered as a folk hero, a rebel and is still referred to as the "king ...

Moonshine legend Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton was found dead Monday in Cocke County, Tenn. An autopsy is expected to be performed today, and authorities are investigating the possibility of suicide. The ...

If you're in the mood for some Americana, it doesn't get much better than this. Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, a colorful character at the very least was one of this country's most prolific and best-known ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The son of moonshiner Popcorn Sutton has died in a motorcycle crash in Cocke County, a fellow moonshiner confirmed in a post on Facebook. According to a preliminary report ...

MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. (WLOS) — The late Popcorn Sutton left behind tall tales of moonshine in the western North Carolina mountains. Now, another story is brewing, one involving a family relative and the ...

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, ...

July 1, 1862, was not only the day on which nearly 300 Western North Carolinians died at Malvern Hill. It was also the day of the formation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the beginning of the ...