Mountain Dew's hillbilly heritage has Knoxville moonshine roots

July 21, 2017: "Mountain dew" has multiple meanings and origins in Knoxville. Reporter Jim Matheny explains the definition could apply to good ol' moonshine, various sodas and candies in the 1920s, or a 1940s brand of Mountain Dew that evolved into one of the world's best-selling soft drinks. MORE: bit.ly/2Ku2Gna
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[@Silk-2024]

♥️ 🤍 💚 MT DEW 💚 My favorite drink

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[@barneyporter6138]

Very interesting

[@JwanJoyner]

A can of Vienna asausages, A pack of nabs, A honeybun & An ice cold Mountain Dew,Good eating! Yahoo! Drink Mt. Dew ! There's a bangi in every bottle! Drink Mt.Dew, It'll tickle your innerds! I miss Wille The Hillbilly, I wish they'd bring him back.

[@seferino]

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[@colarola7223]

"He had a heart attack, and died." Hmmm, I wonder what caused that? 🤔

[@charlesdunn5731]

Both the brothers were Georgia boys

[@charlesdunn5731]

That's where they were originally making mountain dew for themselves.