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"People at my own record label had decided that my career was not going to survive.” Steve Earle wrote a timeless tale of outlaws in America. It became a hit. Then Tennessee made it the state song
With its tale of moonshine and pot farming, Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road” embraces outlaw themes that span generations of American history.
Steve earle copperhead road video
The irony isn’t that the 1988 song was a top 10 hit — it’s that Tennessee adopted it as the state song even while pot remains illegal there. (Moonshine is legal with a license.) The state legislature even invited Earle to perform “Copperhead Road” before the General Assembly at the Tennessee State House in 2023, when it was officially declared the state’s new song.
Featuring a simple chordal structure and a Celtic rock–tinged arrangement of guitars and mandolin, “Copperhead Road” has clearly stood the test of time.
It’s a source of amazement for Earle, who exp