Moonshine Daddy

Moonshine Daddy: (1971). First song I ever wrote. Greatly influenced by the history of the illegal making of liquor in my county and neighboring Franklin county AKA MOONSHINE CAPITAL OF VIRGINIA. It was not unusual in my childhood to meet people who had been the State Prison for either making or transporting moonshine. My great-grandfather and my grandfather on my mothers side made moonshine, first legally and then illegally (before and after prohibition). A first cousin of mine got arrested just after we finished high school for making moonshine…which was also in his family heritage. THINGS TO KNOW: Homemade, illegal liquor has many names, Moonshine, Bootleg and White Lighting. Moonshine was based upon the transporters driving without headlines, gain light by the Moon. Also the origin of NASCAR or stock car racing, came from Moonshine Runners… White Lighting referred mainly to the taste which might be between 45-60 percent Alcohol. I’ll just say it’s GOOD!