Jim Tom Hedrick
Birth Name:
Marvin Tom Hedrick
Profession
Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Began his career as a moonshiner after being paid in the form of the drink as a teenager while working hard labor in the Smoky Mountains
- Is best known as the subject of the 1999 documentary film, "Moonshine"
- Managed to continue brewing moonshine while imprisoned
- While making moonshine at night, he held several odd jobs by day, including that of a pilot, biker, ham radio operator and musician