Filmed in one week in June, 2002, less than seven years before infamous moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton committed suicide to avoid another prison t.
Popcorn Sutton, North Carolinaâs moonshining legend By Spectrum News Staff North Carolina PUBLISHED 1:00 AM ET Apr. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 1:00 AM EDT Apr. 14, 2021
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Tim sits down with author and filmmaker Neal Hutcheson to talk about the N.C. moonshining legend known as Popcorn Sutton.
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Marvin âPopcornâ Sutton was a world-famous moonshiner and North Carolina native whose life, persona, moonshine, and death are things of legend. And believe it or not, most of it just happened within the past 20 years!
On this episode of Tying It Together With Tim Boyum, Tim talks with Neal Hutcheson, an author and filmmaker who just released a new book, âThe Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton.â
The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton hits shelves on Friday. Author: Emily DeVoe Updated: 7:46 PM EDT April 1, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. It s been more than a decade since one famous moonshiner distilled his bootleg spirits in Cocke County, Tennessee. But the documentary filmmaker who first introduced Popcorn Sutton to the world is highlighting his life in a new way.
Neal Hutcheson s book titled, The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton, hits bookshelves on April 2, 2021. He s now remembered as something close to a folk hero in some circles. And, so the reason I made the book was to, one, remember the actual person that I knew and to make sure that was preserved, but the second reason was to explore the fascination for him and for moonshine and to see what was behind that, Hutcheson said.