Thanks to a partnership with his widow, Williams recently announced he'd be making and selling a legal version of Popcorn Sutton's famed spirits. Since his death, Popcorn Sutton has achieved even greater fame. He was facing yet another federal prison term when, at the age of 61, he killed himself. Every decade of his 40-year career as a moonshiner, Popcorn Sutton got busted and sent to prison. But it also drew the attention of law enforcement. Popcorn Sutton's illegal hooch has long been the stuff of legend, drawing such famous fans as country music star Hank Williams Jr. The book, first published in 1999 and re-issued after his March 2009 suicide, has been a hot seller since his death, according to court records first filed in Alaska and since transferred to U.S. Both women claim to have inherited the rights to Popcorn Sutton's self-published book, "Me and My Likker." Regina Sutton Chennault, daughter of the late Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, has filed a federal lawsuit against Pamela Sutton, who married the moonshiner in 2007. The widow and daughter of a famed Cocke County moonshiner who killed himself rather than go back to prison are locked in a legal battle over the rights to his autobiographical book. This website is sponsored by Mitchells Publications, Chatham, Virginia.The lawsuit filed by the daughter of Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton. Popcorn Sutton Comments on Local Moonshine Tradition.About the Authorįor more information on Popcorn Sutton, see: Booger Nelson Book of the Month Club at. Prior to Sutton's death on March 16, 2009, he completed a revised edition. The original edition of Me and My Likker (like Popcorn Sutton's other products) has been much sought-after, but only sporadically available.
In Me and My Likker, renowned moonshine-maker (and manufacturer of whiskey stills) Popcorn Sutton of Maggie Valley, North Carolina, tells his life's story and describes his profession and personal philosophy.
Mountain Spirits, by Joseph Earl Dabney.Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw's Adventures in Moonshine, by Max Watman.Check for copies of the first edition and the revised edition.Revised edition published by Bent Corner Books (2009).
Me and My Likker, by Popcorn Sutton Me and My Likker:įirst edition published by Shockwave (1999).
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