When he says that he didn't steal anything so he doesn't feel as if he's breaking the law 🖤 I absolutely agree.

@bigsparky8888

Жыл бұрын

ME TOO!!! I say the old shine makers should have been left alone...but taxes had to be levied...dang shame too...old timers like Popcorn...PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY...BY GOLLY...HAPPINESS DONT COME EVERYDAY EITHER...ALCOHOL IS AN ESCAPE IF USED RIGHT...HELPS WITH LIFES "HEEBIE JEEBIES!!!"

@thebakery3996

Жыл бұрын

What?😂😂gtfoh 🤡 selling drugs is illegal. Alcohol is a drug. Get a license to make liquor or go to jail.

@nekmewxelagrowing6432

Жыл бұрын

@@thebakery3996 why should you have to pay for a licence screw that it's only illegal because they want to extort us for our hard earned cash. They are the real crooks if you don't hurt anyone it shouldn't be illegal mind your own damn busses and let people be...

@annunacky4463

Жыл бұрын

Yeah well the Govt wants that tax money, and I’m sure local cops are paid well by Jim Beam company!

@erikasmith2923

Жыл бұрын

Privilege is embarrassing, and I'm sure the land he's on was stolen! The whole bloodline were inbred scumbag theives, period! This is illegal, that's why they hiding, foh

This isn't criminal...this is a way of life...and it shouldn't be lost.

@John-ee5dh

Жыл бұрын

The federal reserve wants the tax dollars

@dirtymikentheboys5817

Жыл бұрын

You're. Making . Poison.

@adventureoutdoors1545

Жыл бұрын

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 You ant country son that’s how you can make a living the law says it’s poison but it ant because they ant getting there cut

@marc2638

Жыл бұрын

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 lmfao you sound like a whiney little bitch lmao you're. Making. Poison lmao,,,,,,,, yeah cause what the government makes available is so much healthier for ya lol 😂 the Gmen aren't getting a cut from taxes that's why it's poison and the only reason. You ever have moonshine cupcake?? Light a fire under your young buck ass,,,,,

@donkzilla2293

Жыл бұрын

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 most pure spirits on Earth. No one else makes Alcohol better than Shiners. Period.

His voice, mannerism, and the sound of nature in the background are all so calming.

@cm6string

6 ай бұрын

His laugh to lol

@bencrain7083

4 ай бұрын

Haha you orta try livin there I have and had everything I owned stole every time I went to jail I just got out 3 days ago and got robed again and had my copper wire cut out of my grage. Yeah Duck you Bubba Roy haywood and Travis fn Ricker

@JoseSantana-iq1jx

2 ай бұрын

Very native

@Spook-Tha-General-PWE

2 ай бұрын

When I was a liiiitle boy my mama she always tode me.

@Ralph_Sandwich

2 ай бұрын

Have ya ever tryed not going to jail? ​@bencrain7083

Popcorn we need more people like you. Down to earth and common sense included.

Popcorn’s laugh still sounds so youthful and full of the joy of life. What an American legend, a piece of American culture that for generations has been tried to be swept under the rug. Moonshining bottles Americas sense of independence and rebellion.

@mariocepeda2797

2 жыл бұрын

For sure!

@thomashassall96

Жыл бұрын

Didn't he kill himself? I'm sure I heard that 😔

@jeremywilliams9470

Жыл бұрын

@@thomashassall96 sadly, yes. His daughter later recalled Popcorn saying he would rather die by suicide than die in prison. He took his life only a few days before he was due to begin a sentence. His daughter also said that Popcorn had the strength to die the way he lived: according to his own wishes and no one else's. His foot stone reads “Popcorn said fuck you”. R.I.P. Popcorn Sutton

@tammyhenderson6932

Жыл бұрын

And didn't ask one damn thing from the government

@tenmil1

Жыл бұрын

I think the same can be said about those growing weed in the hills on the opposite side of the country

Popcorn Sutton was amazing man. Have been friends with the Suttons since my 20s. I am 80 years old.

@iffiiffiiffi123

Жыл бұрын

🌿🌹🌿

@jackhammer8563

Жыл бұрын

I could listen to you tell stories for days.

@jeanponce2017

Жыл бұрын

I would bet you know some good recipes too

@happytobsaved

Жыл бұрын

You are so lucky to have known him. He seemed so genuine and all truth. This video of him was greatly done and so glad I've seen this , maybe 5 times now ! What a great guy he was!

@RobertAllen-wu3kv

2 ай бұрын

😮😮

So thankful for this generation. My family has roots in Appalachia going back 200+ years. This really hits home for me. Thank you popcorn Sutton RIP

@frankbalazs8816

11 ай бұрын

God bless you and your family!!❤

@frankbalazs8816

11 ай бұрын

We just drove through the Appalachian mountains going to Myrtle Beach yesterday! Stopped by Point Pleasant W Virginia to see Mothman museum! Beautiful area/people!!!❤ God bless

@whistlingdixie6607

11 ай бұрын

My friends came out on Appalachian outlaws the Simpson family where they find ginseng and sell it and it’s amazing how much money that root brings plus they send me some ginseng moonshine I still have ❤

@PogeyMane

11 ай бұрын

200+ years of inbreeding is incredible

@robertpichon2958

11 ай бұрын

J. BEAM AINT even close to M.SUTTON!💩🔥

I am so honored to have know Marvin personally. Our houses were only a 1/4 mile away. RIP Popcorn... Such a wonderful man!!!

@Tater4200

Жыл бұрын

How far are yall from cherokee? We was up this weekend

@Tater4200

Жыл бұрын

I stopped at bearmeat den. And at another shop there and there was a picture of popcorn offloading a case and it was signed

@jimmanies767

Жыл бұрын

@@Tater4200 30 minutes. I use to work at the casino.

@robbiewright9573

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@csondia

Жыл бұрын

My best childhood memories are up that way. I had no idea Popcorn Sutton was from there! Please tell me they ain't letting Ghost Town in the Sky go to waste. As a child, there was nothing better than riding up that mountain on those lifts with my parents. God's country.

My husband is from Mississippi he has an accent ,from there and his daddy built a river boat and and when he was just a little fella the family lived on the river in that old house boat and his mama grew her gardens on the bank of the Mississippi river ,,they had to be careful of water moccasin,s and there were wild pig,s as well,,I just love the old stories ,,he,s gone now but I can share these precious things and memories with my grand babies when they come visit me

People like Popcorn are becoming an inspiration to at least some people this day and age, and I hope more people will wake up to what's going on.

@TheFairyDickmother

Жыл бұрын

You don't even know what's going on lmao

@thebakery3996

Жыл бұрын

So what’s going on? Popcorn was a criminal.

@trenttodd7765

Жыл бұрын

@@thebakery3996 says the guy with a pot plant as a profile pic.

@nekmewxelagrowing6432

Жыл бұрын

@@thebakery3996 what you really mean is your a criminal if you don't obey the real crooks. Funny how we fought a war for freedom from taxation without representation and now we're called criminal if we don't want to pay taxes without representation...

@keezay3471

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to tell you popcorn wasnt special, the back woods are filled with people like this

Making things the "Ole Fashioned Way" has always captured my interest!👍❤️

That line "Whos boy are you" I know that all to well. Everyone knew my dad I had a good reputation it helped me out alot.

I was privileged to have grown up in a time in West Virginia when the highlight was to sit around and listen to the old timers tell stories. This one hits home cause all my kin folk have the same kind of familiar speech and vernacular as these fine individuals in this video. This documentary is a masterpiece, plain and simple!! Classic Appalachia! Brings me right back to my childhood! A lot of memories! RIP Popcorn! Hope to see you someday walking the streets of glory!

@jimkirby5474

2 жыл бұрын

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@recoswell

2 жыл бұрын

bout the time they hand that uppity nigga from the walnut tree on old mr smith's front lawn

@willbarker1693

2 жыл бұрын

my Pa was a long-winded storyteller

@Kasejeb

2 жыл бұрын

@@willbarker1693my grandpapi had 3 legs

@thomasbranson7237

2 жыл бұрын

I know exactly how you feel friend, we are probably the last generation who grew up this way.

What you say you wanted son? A Pepsi Cola? Son they ain't no Pepsi Colas round here…they all been drank up! Love watching this over and over again just to hear my Dad playing the banjo in the background and to hear his voice. Rest In Peace Dad. Love you! Great job Neal!!!

@SuckerPunchPictures

2 жыл бұрын

Raymond Fairchild was a great man and always so good to me. I miss him a lot.

@leviweber1384

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@micah_boatwright

6 ай бұрын

​@@SuckerPunchPictures my dad met Raymond thru playing music and they became friends I never got to meet him but my sister did. We from Alabama and didn't get up that way much.

@SuckerPunchPictures

6 ай бұрын

@@micah_boatwright I didn't get to see him that often but he was good to me. He put together a great show at the Maggie Valley Opry too. And of course was a banjo picker like no other.

@elizabethholmesjames5313

2 ай бұрын

RIP TO SOME GREAT GUYS..Fell in love with those Mountain Men watching Moonshiners especially Popcorn Sutton, Jim Tom & Tigger, Mark, Tim..❤

He is a happy old man. He is the kind of person who is a good neighbor, and I am proud of him.

@MattTee1975

Ай бұрын

...and he's only like 55 in this video.

Live across the mountain from where popcorn lived. You just have to be here to experience the mountain life. Isn’t anything better.

As of someone who is a non American,I heard about his death when he was long gone,I could not help but to look up every footage there is about him,laughed with him.cried with him,thought bout his stories And then my heart broke for his wife and I wonder does she feel better knowing,she can open the internet and see her husband again ? I love him,I wish the other side is beautiful for him Rip sir

@heathen-greaser

Жыл бұрын

Yea won't ever be another guy like him. What I'd have given to go to America and meet him :/ Really greatful for these videos

@Pepto8ismol

Жыл бұрын

As someone from his area, feel free to visit. Everyone around there is super nice, especially if your interested in the local culture and the magnificent forests around there.

As a Micmac, I love watching stories like this. We were always taught once you lose an Elder; there is forgotten knowledge. That's why Elders are so sacred to us as a people...

@highlandwinterwolf8589

Жыл бұрын

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'Micmac'?

@billyeyeball7725

Жыл бұрын

@@highlandwinterwolf8589 first nations canadian tribe .

@iffiiffiiffi123

Жыл бұрын

✨ 🌹 🌱 11. *The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.* Ecclesiastes ch.12 v.11 {a *goad* is the stick that a farmer uses to make animals move} luv u 🌿🌹🌿

@debbievoss3496

Жыл бұрын

You got a warm jacket & some rings!

It’s a dam shame how he was persecuted! He never hurt or stole from a soul! He never polluted the environment! He was a old school harmless soul who was doing what he knew and touched many lives. RIP Popcorn!

@davidpiper7142

5 ай бұрын

Our Government at work. 😡🧙‍♂️

@Max-yj4sp

2 ай бұрын

Tax evasion is stealing you benefit from living in an organized society so you need to help pay for it

Love these old story tellers. They tell the truth as it was on there day. Glorious history!! RIP Popcorn!

@dailyamusing235

7 ай бұрын

Why doesn't it evaporate as its being mixed ?

That girl on the guitar is wicked talented. That picking pattern isn’t easy. And she barely looks like she’s trying! What a cool sound…

@bryanb6931

Жыл бұрын

It's called chicken pickin and yes it's very hard to master .

@terriejohnston8801

Жыл бұрын

Folks in the mountains..almost ALWAYS had a fiddle, banjo or guitar hangin' around. Few strings...maybe some SHINE,...Everyone hit the Moonshine...Good Medicine. Some hardworkin' mountain Folk depended on Jesus..& the Shine. Read about it. Mountain Doctors cured ppls. ailments w it. A natural thing....

I could listen to Popcorn Sutton's stories 10 times over

@brinkee7674

2 жыл бұрын

I have

@FilosophicalPharmer

2 жыл бұрын

Cat lipstick 🐈💄😂🤣😂

@Kasejeb

2 жыл бұрын

@@brinkee7674 popcorn was my grandpapi

@Sport--willow

Жыл бұрын

Ol' Popcorn was right! If it ever splashed on your boots, you would love it or jate it from then on... It's been well over 30 years since the wash splashed on them there boots and in the off season each year the craving to the makins bout drives me nuts! RIP Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton! You was right that people world talk about you for generations!

@kennethezell3267

Жыл бұрын

I can too

Definitely an art & should never have been banned.

They tax the taxes that are taxed. Sounds fair to me. The government has been out of control for way too long.

@user-nd8cs3qx1v

Ай бұрын

My grandaddy was a tough ole SOB he slept with a .45 under his pillow just like me .He raised 14 younguns, worked in the coal mines and went thru the depression. He kept his money in the mattress didn't trust the damned Bankers, wonder why lol. I remember dancin barefooted to a banjo being picked on a Saturday night, with family drinkin moonshine in the pale 🌙 light. I Left those mountains many a yr ago for a Greenback dollar 💵 and a girl I really liked. Oh how I miss those days and the good clean honest things we enjoyed the work was hard but the fun was what made it all worthwhile. That and family and the shine we made.

@KM-om1dy

8 сағат бұрын

I love your story. Thank you for sharing.

Bootleg liquor is a craft which should be immortalized along with the mountain history. I would so love to experience this once.

The bottom line is the government doesn’t like competition…. Just can’t leave people alone. Rest In Peace Popcorn🤠👍

@Max-yj4sp

2 ай бұрын

Tax evasion is stealing

The cinematography of this doc award winning. The way of life, pride in production and the struggle keep tradition is conveyed so clearly.

Popcorn died on my birhday march 16th. Ive watched this video 50 times. Popcorn will be missed but never forgotten.

We met a man who's family had been in a similar business to Popcorn and knew him fairly well, the gentleman gave us a copy of this film . It was enlightening and prompted an interest in Appalachia , the people and it's history. One of my favourite area's of America.

I wish I had been able to meet him. What a legend! Him speaking reminds me of my mom and granny 😭 my daughter tells me I talk "Country" but I'm proud of it. There wasn't a thing wrong with country folk trying to make a living. RIP Popcorn ...

@ertagortan5367

Жыл бұрын

Esatto!! ..condivido!!

@claudedalton8970

Жыл бұрын

DIANE, MY BROTHER IN LAW USED TO SEE HIM ALL THE TIME AND BUY MOONSHINE FROM HIM! THEY GAVE HIM 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AND NEVER EVER SENTENCED THOSE BURNING DOWN OUR TOWNS DURING THE BLM RIOTS! UNREAL!

@donness7295

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Diane! You stay just the way you are!

@terryhill4732

Жыл бұрын

Long live the good-hearted country people

@6an6ban6er9

Жыл бұрын

Yes there is a problem when someone doesn't pay taxes. Nothing is free you have to pay to live in this great country

Working that clutch so gently.... what a kind man. He's actually one of my heroes. Thank you for this amazing gift!

@baTonkaTruck

4 ай бұрын

I noticed the double-clutching, definitely a lost art.

I seen this Documentary on him years ago on the History channel. Amazing stuff , what a great man ! Living in SC the man is a true Legend .

Popcorn was a National Treasure.🇺🇲 They just couldn't leave the poor man alone. RIP.

@davidpiper7142

5 ай бұрын

Our Govt. at work. 😡🧙‍♂️

This man was a national treasure

@garrettsummerlin3546

Жыл бұрын

Shows how the system can ruin a man regardless of color

@TENN_DAWG

Жыл бұрын

Still is a “NATIONAL TREASURE”😉

@ravinraven6913

Жыл бұрын

Id trade him for somone with actual worth...if all it takes to become your treasure is to make booze....then Russia is also a National Treasure of the USA....This guy should have been arrested a long time ago, but no one wants to deal with these drunks

@BoneyRasputin

Жыл бұрын

This hill billy murdered himself because he was scared of going to jail. They were waiting for him with card games, hooch, and all the food he would've needed... not one hair on his head would be been harmed. He died from fear like coward.

@lesterhall5145

Жыл бұрын

He was a crook who helped ruin thousands of lives selling bootleg to drunks who were most likely abusive to family's. I guess they would get it somewhere

Two legends of the trade. One went to early. The other still kicking. Love Popcorn Sutton and J B Raider.

Wish I could have seen this in person. Pure alchemy. Friendship, history and Bluegrass. This is as good as I'll get!

I wish I could spend 1 week with him and listen to all the stories he has to share

@zaywiththe.4540

Жыл бұрын

Could have* he killed hisself after that last likker run to avoid turning hisself over to federal prison. He won't going to jail he knew that would be that last place he'd remember before dying .... good ol popcorn won't going out like that.

@nicholasnewton6775

Жыл бұрын

So much a person could learn from old popcorn. Man is a legend RIP

@douglasbatley

11 ай бұрын

I think you would need more than a week .❤😊

Popcorn reminds me of my Grandpa. I love listening to his adventures in his life's journey. I always loved listening to my Grandpa when I was just a kid. My grandpa made moonshine and would hunt ginseng in the hills of West Virginia. He rolled his own cigarettes with Prince Albert tobacco from a can. I'm now 62 yo myself and am so Blessed to have the memories of my grandparents and my parents. They survived life by working hard and playing hard. I'm also Blessed that they instilled their morals and values in me and I passed them on to my children. I have pics of all my grandparents and of 1 of my great grandma. I have 1 son who was truly interested in his family history, his father had no real documentation of his family (they immigrated here from Ireland) but he does have the pics of his grandparents, great grand parents and his great great grandmother on my side. They were Native American (Cherokee). This is an awesome documentary of real life history versus the BS hollywood puts out. BTW .... Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and Carter and Ralph Stanley used to play music with my Uncle Buddy at my Grandma and Grandpas when I was just a small kid. My Uncle was Buddy Moore he used to sing and play with Ralph after Carter died. Memories are really all we have in life that can never be taken away by anyone ♥

@brownjatt21

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you and your family sir. I beg of you please upload as many pics and videos as you can anywhere online. This type of history must not be forgotten. This is true American culture and history you got!!!

@reeceedwards2509

2 жыл бұрын

Brogans

I was telling three friends about popcorn the legend as we traveled from SC back to the mid west and a few minutes later we stop for gas near a little holler and I walk into the store and there was a news paper article about popcorn taped to the side of the soda fountain. Wow ! Couldn't believe it. Since then my daughter moved to SC with my grandkids so I get to travel through Maggie Valley ( which I drove through last spring) and the area in hopes of seeing and learning more about the people and culture in that part of the country. It always interested me, a simpler life without so much drama.

I liked that he took the time to appreciate the beauty of the rocks that he was building with. It’s the little things… 🙂

A great man. A true legend. treated like a criminal for living the way of life that has been passed down to him, and being a true master at it, And in the end paying the ultimate price, a damn RIP Popcorn.

@garrettsummerlin3546

Жыл бұрын

But legends never die

@johnwyatt8057

Жыл бұрын

That's the real sad part with this man's way of life. It wasn't just the money but his way of life, an art, keeping our Appalachian Mountain Heritage alive, Mastering something he loved. 5 years in prison for just being happy, living life, is HARSH treatment considering Popcorn just basically wasn't paying taxes . He went but he went out Popcorns way!

@MS-st1zb

Жыл бұрын

Follow the ten commandments the rest is just bull made by man.

@deadbeat9708

Жыл бұрын

What if cooking meth was passed down to him?

@SamThiebaud89

Жыл бұрын

@@deadbeat9708 and what if your car was an elephant? See how one isn't like the other at all? That's called a false equivalency.

His laugh is great. Doesn't sound like a old man. You can hear a teenager in there. Young at heart.

@michaelshanahan4042

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I noticed that to

And wasn't I nigh 40 minutes into this before I remembered I had a wee bottle of the rare ol' stuff sitting on a shelf. A perfect accompaniment while watching these masters at work.

I remember watching this the summer of 2008 on the documentary channel and thought it was one of the best films. If I remember correctly either his wife or daughter was able to create a legal distillery with Popcorn’s name on it

I miss Popcorns bits of wisdom. He just lived a few miles from me. Been to his house many times..

@willmcqueen5917

Жыл бұрын

I would have loved to sit at his still site, talked with him an enjoyed some of his cooking that he made there.

@6an6ban6er9

Жыл бұрын

Liar!!

My best friend was from way back in the hills of West Verginia he worked at ford in Lorain Ohio.We use to go back a few times a year n the people were some of the best I ever met.He moved back n I moved to southern Ohio n got a job on the river working on the barges n he got cancer n got real sick I got a call on the ship but couldn’t get off in time to see him before he passed.I have never forgiven myself for not just getting off n rushing to see him.He was the best friend a man could have.I’ll just say you are very Deeply missed Billy Jack Whited I pray I will see you again.A true friend most men could only dream about.

@imlistening1137

2 жыл бұрын

You are luckier than most for having a good friend like that.

@mariocepeda2797

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, those are times that you wish you could revisit, physically. I have many such memories of wonderful people, too. Thank you for sharing.

Watching these old timers sharing the stilling secrets, makes me proud of my Canadian criminal record for distilling alcohol....

Popcorn Sutton even though he's an old man. He has the laugh of an 16 year old and the youthfulness of a teenager. Something truly Alchemical about this man.

Man I've been watching this over and over for last 12 years lol popcorn definitely was a master at his craft

Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. When I saw that Martin D 28 guitar, it brought back memories of my folk singing days. Arthritis prohibits my playing now days, have passed the 1971 Martin onto my daughter, with the promise that it always stay in the family.

@user-qn6dn1ht4j

2 ай бұрын

Gave my Martin to my daughter as well,

Great Job on the remaster my old CD won't play anymore Nice to see it again Much Thanks ,,

I watched this prior to being remastered. Just as good then as it is now! It’s an art. It’s science. It’s social history and it’s a way of life. Or, at least it was prior to the revenue man coming down the road. Good ‘ole Mountain Dew!

@simonesmith3864

Жыл бұрын

I wander if n they lynched black people round them that parts too? I'm guessing will just ignore and brush all that great history under the table table yar?

Spectacular...thank you for documenting the rich history of moonshining for the next generations.

72 cigarettes was smoked by Popcorn during the making of this film..

@sever427

Ай бұрын

74 brother, I had ine I know you had one two

Watching and listening to Popcorn makes me miss my Paw Paw so much. I have longed to hear his voice and accent again and I hear it in Popcorn. It brought back a flood of memories. My Paw Paw looked and sounded just like Popcorn and wore nothing but Liberty overalls and long sleeve shirts. He told me stories about him making corn liquor back during the Great Depression. It was the only way he supported my Maw Maw and their children. I could listen to Popcorn talk all day and never get tired of it as it is my Paw Paw talking to me in my mind. THANK YOU for making this documentary! R.I.P Popcorn and Paw Paw

Guess I'll have to watch this one 50 times too...popcorn is the grandad I never had.

I could listen to Mr. Sutton all day. When he laughs, he sounds like a young man again.

@ChopASk8

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the same,made me smile.

@davidfleming5438

2 жыл бұрын

God bless. I like to laugh and smile.

@ramonlopez5872

2 жыл бұрын

Lo escuche sonreir y eso pense rie como un joven! What a nice guy.

Thanks PBS for sharing this outstanding story of the one and only! 🏁 "Popcorn Sutton"

Franklin Co Virginia here, and the boys are keeping it alive down here Ol' Son.

@KM-om1dy

8 сағат бұрын

I recently purchased a handmade mountain banjo from Franklin West Virginia. When I play the banjo on Maui where I live I can hear the old time sounds of West Virginia.

I remember when I first saw this doc a few years ago. A couple of minutes in and I was hooked! One hour later I felt like I'd been to another world. Thanks for your work, from London UK

@brandonphillips7216

2 жыл бұрын

This is what the good ole south united states is all about.

@srbinsajuga3326

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Serbia and this reminds me of home. Every village family has a still. One big reason a lot of Serbs are against the EU is that "bootlegging" will have to be outlawed.

@LupinYonderboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@srbinsajuga3326 I've had some delicious Slivovitz

@yourmom9951

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonphillips7216 If the south would’ve won we’d have had it made

@brandonphillips7216

2 жыл бұрын

@@LupinYonderboy slivovlts Is moonshine?

VERY interesting to see, my Grandad was involved back in the 20s&30s. From Knoxville TN to Southern CO. Not many knew. But, he did donate a lot of his earnings to charity, and helped a lot of people less fortunate. So as far as I know, even though he was doing something that government looked down on, he did it not just as his own benefit to support his family, but many others as well. Way to go Grandad. I was born 26 years after his death. 🥰 But, I still have lots of respect for him. RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Rest in Peace Popcorn!! Your legend will never die!

@davidpiper7142

5 ай бұрын

Amen. 🙏🧙‍♂️

Man how awesome just two dudes having a good time and no phone's or devices just pure fun and thoughts Man wish i could have gotten ahold of one of those jars my goodness

The best story I’ve ever heard It’s a shame we are losing this history across time

I just buried a good buddy of mine in Virginia up in the mountains. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been and my buddy could not be resting in a better place

@imlistening1137

2 жыл бұрын

That’s beautiful…

Hey, this is my grandpas background for many years. course it was before I was born, but the story's were great. I'm in my late 70s, but I still remember. Grandpa spent time in prison. Once for chopping of a a knee cap of a nosey man. Set up again after he got out, lasted a long time. Once they came to him said we know your still making. My grandpa was getting older and tired. He pointed at a pine grove on the high mountain, and said that's where it is. the man just laughed said yea ok. well that's where it was. After the men left, Grandpa went up on the mountain broke it down did away with all of it. Never mooned again. this is one story of many. Great memories. Watching this brings it all back.

I would have liked to met him. He was my 3rd cousin on my mom's side. He was a legend.

These are my people, regardless of where I go in life, these are my people. I am proud of them for they are a most resilient and resourceful folk. I can sense ole Popcorn's pain at the loss of something nostalgic and in his eyes just pure joy. I know how that feels. I miss being close to my roots in the Appalachians, even though I still live beside the mountains, I will likely never again live on the moutains.

@iffiiffiiffi123

Жыл бұрын

... never say never ... { that's what i thought } yet ... *... , Here I am. ...* 🌿🌹🌿 Isaiah ch.58 v.9 *amen*

popcorn's laugh is the cutest thing I've ever heard in my entire life

@eibbor171

10 ай бұрын

so innocent like a kid playing

I can see why Popcorn Sutton was loved. I love his soul. God bless Sutton family. 🙌

Mr. Sutton should be a national treasure because he was. Rest in peace sir…

I know this story well...and it breaks my heart. PLEASE BEWARE OF ALL GOVERNMENT "OFFICIALS"

@herbert9241

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, there's a nark on every corner and they don't necessarily wear a nark uniform.

@stevencoons450

2 жыл бұрын

@@herbert9241 Yup! Those Government "Do Gooders" ooz from every crack and crevice like a festering puss filled wound.

@analyticalhabitrails9857

2 жыл бұрын

Did popcorn really comitted suicide??!!

@stevencoons450

2 жыл бұрын

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 yeah check out his headstone!

Amazing! This is the type of historical documentaries that we must as a civilization keep and show for hundred of years to come. Great work and thank you for sharing this incredible footage of a real American legend! 💯

@adventurenewzealand

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh show them the works of Plato then show them that

@WalksandAll

2 жыл бұрын

@@adventurenewzealand Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

@adventurenewzealand

2 жыл бұрын

Touchet my friend

@nobodycares3897

2 жыл бұрын

@@WalksandAll don't you mean 🍺 BEER holder🍻??? LMAO 😂

@mavttabf

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently American "culture" is making booze by some scottish-irish riff raff on a land, that has just been ethnically cleansed from indians.

This man's eyes have seen a lot a man's eyes never lie ...this guy was one of the best shiners this world has to offer

About as good a film I have ever seen, the personalities, the skill in making a still and the music. Pure quality and thank you for filming in the best possible way of letting the folks just get on with the work. So many documentaries here in the UK are more about the presenter than the actual subject matter, I have Kentucky blood in me from my Father and I am totally drawn into Southern culture and heritage. The northern states with their taxes have a lot to answer for.

That mans laugh brought a smile to my face every time.

I'll watch and listen to old school legendary outlaws anytime. So much knowledge to soak up

When I was in kindergarten I had a project for school and we didn't have glue and used rice to stick the pieces together. It is so good to remember that because of watching when they made the paste

Popcorn loved cats. I enjoyed all of his videos so much I named my black and white cat after him and his memory. Long live the memories of Popcorn Sutton...

My parents were friends with Popcorn, they were antique dealers and would stop in at his shop in Asheville, and one time he took me and my pops to the back and he had his home made metal gun in his back waist and we go in the room and it's like a sex lair😂😂😂I was like 11🤦🏼‍♂️They didn't tell me the stories until 20 years later how he would give them Mason jars on shine in all flavors each time we would visit from Florida usually twice a year. He was a good fella! Rest in Peace and fuck the US Government.

@AliciaAmun

Жыл бұрын

😂 more details please 😅 what was going on behind ol Popcorn shop 😝

Popcorn name will go down and stay in history, He will be loved by millions of people in his country and around the world, Can't say the same for the cops judges or the prosecution, They will be forgotten ,POPCORN WONT BE FACT SO POPCORN WON

@lucienvandegaart3611

Жыл бұрын

Politicians today are trying to say they feel this man..liars they're just feeling his pockets just to steal his pennies and call themselves red hats. Live one way and talk another. Moonshiners we're the heart of the mountains and American folk lore. Laid back and loving God's green earth

As long as America remains free then will always be people like Popcorn to keep apart of American history and it’s future alive.

Thank You, both of my grandfather's were North Carolina Moonshine Runners. Xo Xo Xo.

loved these videos ..I am in UK but can relate to his life and times we grew up in a different better world back then hard but happier

Well, this is the best movie I've seen in years! Unexpected, and how I ever ended up here is a mystery 🤙

Mis you Popcorn, grew up in Spruce Pine North Carolina. Came from a long line of Liquor makers that's how we survived. ❤

It took me years to remember this but Popcorn came to my dads business once to deliver. What mad me remember the truck and the story he told . My dad made something out of himself that not many can with his situation .Its crazy to think I have met so many good and popular people in my life time or influenced them in some way and I have not amounted to shit . But its cool that I have met all these different people . One more thing I remember him saying people said he was a million air he said he put that all into making moonshine and paying for his house and so forth that he never had that much money that it went back into living and he barrel had enough for himself.

I was fortunately enough to enjoy some of popcorns shine 30 years ago near Knoxville.. Excellent !

INCREDIBLE This video will have a million views eventually

That's authentic culture, grateful for posting this...left part of my heart in Burnsville...amazing nature

Thank you to TikTok for helping me find this person💛 what a character! RIPPOPCORN

I was on vacation in Gatlinburg Tennessee and had a guy take me on some trails in the hills. He told me about how his great grandpa made shine in there and just blew my mind. It's amazing the way things were back then. I really love hearing about the history of it all.

Tis has been an absolute privilege , and a pleasure , to watch : thank you all so much .

So wonderful. This is true culture with a very big ❤. Love that we got the chance to enjoy. Thanks and RIP from 🇸🇪

I definitely knew the name, I grew up in Eastern Kentucky....hard working legend!!!

There is a hardness in these ppl that doesn’t exist in 21 century ppl, They’re a real testament to the instinct of survival, hard work and kindness that comes from it

I don't drink and never will, but I love to hear popcorn Sutton tell and explain the ways of bootlegging whiskey. That's a part of our heritage we need to preserve it for the generations to come.

@freedomfan4272

2 жыл бұрын

Moonshine is not for everyone wether you buy it illegally or legally

He's simple folk, leave them alone. Some folks in the mountains still live the simple life and just want to be left alone. City folks just don't understand anything about just leave me alone and mind your own business!!!

I am so fortunate to have this movie . My daughter searched Maggie Valley for it while we were there for the Maggie Valley Car Show in the big pasture at the bottom of Hemphill Road . I 💜💜💜😘Popcorn ❣️

Popcorn was an American treasure.