Here's Episode 9 in our new Exploring Appalachia series! In this episode I travel to Eastern Tennessee to explore THE Copperhead Road, made famous by Steve Earle's 1988 song titled 'Copperhead Road'. If you want to watch the full 4K HD version it's available on our YouTube channel, here: https://youtu.be/6X3xKUsnEws | Mountain Roots

Copperhead Road exists in East Tennessee where moonshine was made and two generations later, marijuana was grown. The song tells the story of a soldier who returns home from Vietnam and starts trafficking marijuana. 88 was an interesting year for Steve, New Year’s Day in the joint for assaulting a cop, many other legal issues, he also married his 5th wife, that had to be positive…This is Steve Earle with “Copperhead Road”, 1988.........#steveearle #copperheadroad #80srock #80s #80smusic #genx #t