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 ...

Tennessee loves the lore of its moonshine. From mountain boys outrunning revenuers in hopped-up hot rods to the illicit pleasure of drawing a sip of untaxed apple pie whiskey made in a copper still in ...

COSBY, Tenn. — Starting Friday, mason jars will be filled and emptied in East Tennessee for a weekend of history, crafts, food and most importantly of all — moonshine. The events kicked off on ...

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 of moonshine." And even though it has been 12 years since his death, ...

Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton stands beside his Model T Ford that carries a working still in the back in this photo from March 2005. Sutton, who was facing prison time, committed suicide on March 16. When I ...

Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton has been charged with making and selling moonshine after federal authorities say they found more than 850 gallons of the untaxed liquor at his Parrottsville, Tenn., home, ...

WINSTON-SALEM 09/01/1948 - 12/15/2017 Willie H. "Popcorn" Sutton Jr., 69, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born September 1, 1948 in ...