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Jerry Rushing 2005

An American icon with a T.V show, and 2 movies based on the events of his life. Jerry Rushing defines the word legend. Image File history File links Jerry Rushing 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. ...

A true outlaw hero: by the age of 12 there wasn’t a lawman in his home state of North Carolina that could catch him when he was behind the wheel. This was a time in America’s south when you had 2 choices: starve or make moonshine whiskey. Like his father, and his father’s father before him, Jerry took to the family business like mash to a copper kettle. State nickname: Tar Heel State Other U.S. States Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Official languages English Area 139,509 km² (28th)  - Land 126,256 km²  - Water 13,227 km² (9. ... Shine Road The name tells the history of this back road Hemingway, South Carolina The literal meaning of moonshine is the light of the moon, but because the activity of distilling whiskey unlawfully was usually done at night with as little light as possible, the word became both a verb...

It was his passion for speed and his skill in the driver's seat that led to his success as a moonshine runner and race car driver. In fact, NASCAR’s roots grew from the dirt track battles between shine runners in their souped-up cars. Jerry went head to head with the likes of Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson and Wendell Scott, often winning sitting on nothing more than a milk crate. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Robert Glen Johnson, Jr. ... Wendell Oliver Scott was an American stock car racing driver from Danville, Virginia. ...

Jerry was asked by Gy Waldron to record the events of his life on audio tape. Waldron, a Hollywood producer, used these recorded stories as the inspiration for his 1975 film, Moonrunners, in which Jerry had some bit parts and did all the stunt work. Ten years later Waldron took those tapes and created the popular T.V. show, The Dukes of Hazzard. The characters in the show, Cooter, Uncle Jesse, Boss Hogg, Bo and Luke, and of course Daisy Duke are all based on real people from Jerry’s life. True to Hollywood form, the producers of the T.V. show did not give Jerry credit for his contributions. Ultimately he had to sue Warner Brothers for royalties from the eight year long series. Cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, starting from the left going counter-clockwise: Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), John Schneider (Bo Duke), James Best , Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate), Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse), Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke), Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), and Ben... ... Warner Bros. ...

Always a man who has given more than he’s gotten, Jerry is currently involved with the prison ministry, helping prisoners find a future on the outside.

External Links: The REAL Duke of Hazzard, the Jerry Rushing story.