Steve Earle - Copperhead Road Apr 2026

The lyrics follow a multi-generational outlaw legacy:

The album version of another track on the record, "Johnny Come Lately," features the Irish punk band The Pogues . Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

A moonshiner who ran whiskey during Prohibition. Father: Continued the bootlegging tradition in a 1953 Ford. The lyrics follow a multi-generational outlaw legacy: The

The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, Earle's highest-peaking single. "Johnny Come Lately

Copperhead Road was an actual road near Mountain City, Tennessee. It has since been renamed Copperhead Hollow Road because the original road signs were repeatedly stolen by fans. Commercial & Cultural Impact

On April 20, 2023, the Tennessee General Assembly officially recognized "Copperhead Road" as Tennessee's 11th official state song .