JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Johnson County, Tennessee is known as the home of Copperhead Road, the subject of the iconic Steve Earle hit. A new music festival and landmark will honor the song ...

Copperhead Road was Earle’s way of establishing that his career would be his own to either make or break. Aside from the twang in his vocals, there isn’t a lot on the record that would ...

Singer-songwriter Steve Earle performs his hit song "Copperhead Roade" at the Tennessee State House on Thursday, April 20 after lawmakers designated it an official state song. Singer-songwriter ...

Steve Earle’s last great offering before his descent into hard drugs and the clink, Copperhead Road was where hillbilly country met roughneck rock’n’roll in all its tattoo’d, long-haired ...