Copperhead Road Song

Billboard mainstream rock tracks chart and was earle s highest peaking song to.

Copperhead road song. Copperhead road s production which occasionally borders on hair metal territory dates it but the fire of earle s performances and the strength of the songs more than compensates and this album still connects 20 years on. The song also inspired a popular line dance timed to the beat of the song and has been used as the theme music for the discovery channel reality series moonshiners. Well my name s john lee pettimore same as my daddy and his daddy before you hardly ever saw grandaddy down here he only came to town about twice a year he d. Music video by steve earle performing copperhead road.

If he had been able to hold himself together and make a few more records this strong it s hard to imagine how big a star. I m probably out shooting heroin chasing 13 year olds and beatin up cops. Copperhead road is a highly acclaimed album that came after an interesting year for earle. It was released in 1988 as the first single and title track from his third studio album of the same name.

Besides platoon was released in 1986 and copperhead road was released in 1988. Due to theft of road signs bearing the song s name. Copperhead road is a song written and recorded by american country music artist steve earle. Steve earle copperhead road better stay away.

About copperhead road copperhead road is a song written and recorded by american country music artist steve earle. Phil from neenah wi i first heard about this song and heard it play on the hit uk show top gear when they were touring the blue ridge parkway through the carolinas and virgina on to new. The title song copperhead road tells of a vietnam war veteran scion of a rural moonshine bootlegging clan who returns home to johnson county tennessee copperhead road is an actual road near mountain city tn. The song also inspired a popular line dance timed to the beat of the song.

Jeanette from mudgee australia i have always liked the song copperhead road. C 1988 mca nashville a division of umg recordings inc. It was released in 1988 as the first single and title track from his third studio album of the same name the song reached number 10 on the u s. Billboard mainstream rock tracks chart and was earle s highest peaking song to date on that chart in the united states.