Nov
08
Hamper McBee – moonshiner, Monteagle TN
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I spent a month one week with Hamper as my roommate at the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville. Hamper was a famous moonshiner – made damn good whiskey – slap yer ass in the creek! This is Hamper singing a bit and talkin about moonshining – Citicoron
14 Comments
November 8th, 2009 at 1:21 am
BTW – I do have a copy of the LP Raw Mash. I haven’t listened to it in a very long time. I guess I’m due to get it out and revisit this very cool album.
November 8th, 2009 at 2:18 am
I interned with Blaine in the spring of 79. I was sent to pick up Hampher one weekend to bring him back up to Murfreesboro to shoot some ins/outs. We shot with Hamper standing in the middle of Cripple Creek. I took him back to Monteagle at the end of the day and was supposed to pick him back up Sunday morning and bring him back up to shoot more. But I was never able to find him that Sunday morning and I drove all over Monteagle looking for him but it was the morning after Sat night
November 8th, 2009 at 2:30 am
I am so pleased to see people still interested in my grandpa’s music. Papa would be sooo happy!!!!
November 8th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Yeah they thin out down here towards Spencer Mountain…
Good people. Good friend of the Cope family..
November 8th, 2009 at 3:10 am
I work with some people like that. and , they are all in management.
Put the worm , arond the tree , and cut the tree down.
November 8th, 2009 at 3:50 am
RAW MASH and MOUTH MUSIC (a GA PBS show hosted by Hamper) may be re-leased by the Tenn Folklore Society. RAW MASH was a video done by Sol Korine and Blaine Dunlap in 1978. Sol and I accidently and unexpectedly were the main speakers for the National Conference of Teachers of English (College Eng Dept profs). A wonderful great and funny tale (now…30 years later) Not enough space to elaborate, however, we were never invited back!
Ron
November 8th, 2009 at 4:21 am
Hamper was my Uncle too. He was quiet a character, and missed by many.
November 8th, 2009 at 4:42 am
i didn’t know the mcbees did music.. they’re quite a prominent family up here on the mountain.
November 8th, 2009 at 5:17 am
hahaha I remember that song from Raw mash. How I remeber my great uncle as well. I love it thanks for putting it up.
November 8th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Thats so cool you knew my great uncle. I have Raw Mash and love it. I miss him greatly. Thanks for putting it up.
November 8th, 2009 at 5:43 am
This made my day! Hamper was my great uncle.
Thanks for putting this up.
November 8th, 2009 at 6:39 am
The hole interview is from his LP Raw Mash. Hamper made two LP’s and one video’s. One was called CUMBERLAND MOONSHINER the other was RAW MASH. The best one is Raw Mash, it is just him singing with no accomplishment. They are very hard to find but are worth the effort.
November 8th, 2009 at 7:14 am
what was that last song he was singin about 100 gallons. I cant find it.
November 8th, 2009 at 7:31 am
I loved that, you can tell he’s been there. Just like listenin to the old timers tell their stories. You mind if I finish that song out?