What instrument is played on Copperhead Road?

It starts with a bagpipe-sounding synth and then morphs into a mandolin-dominated opening verses before dramatically crashing into it’s loud “rock” sections later in the song.

What instrument does Steve Earle play?

Steve Earle
Genres	Country country rock outlaw country folk
Occupation(s)	Musician singer-songwriter writer actor
Instruments	Vocals guitar mandolin harmonica banjo bouzouki bass guitar
Years active	1968–present

Are bagpipes used in Copperhead Road?

Not only are the lyrics and story of the song influenced by the Scots Irish but the intro to the song uses a keyboard to imitate the sound of a bagpipe. The “drone” sound continues throughout the song; a key feature in Scottish pipe and fiddle music.

Who played drums on copperhead?

Custer
Credits

Artist	Credit
Custer	Drums
Jerry Douglas	Dobro
Steve Earle	Bass, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Mandolin, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
James Fearnley	Accordion

Who was John Lee Pettimore?

The song’s narrator is named John Lee Pettimore III, whose father and grandfather were both active in moonshine making and bootlegging in rural Johnson County, Tennessee. Pettimore’s grandfather visited town only rarely, in order to buy supplies for a still he had set up in a hollow along Copperhead Road.

Is there a real Copperhead Road?

Copperhead Road was an actual road in Johnson County, Tennessee, but the name was officially changed to Copperhead Hollow Road after Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road” hit the charts in 1988. It was just too expensive to keep replacing the road signs…

Who sings copperhead?

Steve Earle
Copperhead Road/Artists

What do they yell in Copperhead Road?

Eventually, his father loses his life in the business, and Pettimore gets drafted into the U.S. Army to serve two tours in Vietnam. When he gets back to the states, he enters the marijuana business and faces the same fate as those before him, screaming the warning, “You better stay away from Copperhead Road.”

Where is Steve Earle’s Copperhead Road?

Copperhead Road was an actual road near Mountain City, Tennessee, in an area known to locals as “Big Dry Run” although it has since been renamed Copperhead Hollow Road, owing to theft of road signs bearing the song’s name.

Is Tom Berenger in Copperhead Road?

It features Tom Berenger as the pot grower. Berenger was fresh from his role as the psychotic Sgt.

What are the songs on side one of Copperhead Road?

The songs on side one of Copperhead Road reflect on Earle’s leftist politics. “Snake Oil” attacks then president Ronald Reagan, comparing him to a traveling con man. “Back to the Wall” is about poverty and homelessness and “The Devil’s Right Hand” is an anti-gun tune which tells the tale of a lonely gunslinger.

What makes co-Copperhead Road so special?

Copperhead Road contains a definite eighties production sound by producer Tony Brown. It employs a big drum sound and arena-influenced guitars, at times sounding more like Aerosmith or Guns n’ Roses than the country/rock sound of the contemporary “New Traditionalists”. Still, the songs’ roots shine through all the gloss and firepower.

When did Copperhead Road come out with 2 discs?

On April 29, 2008, Geffen Records / Universal Music released a 2-disc deluxe edition of Copperhead Road. Disc one is the album as listed above, digitally remastered. Disc two features previously unreleased live recordings. “The Devil’s Right Hand” (live in Raleigh, North Carolina – November 19, 1987) – 4:02

Did Steve Earle write Copperhead Road?

Copperhead Road (song) “Copperhead Road” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Earle.