Tobacco Road (film) Tobacco Road (film) Tobacco Road is a 1941 film directed by John Ford and starring Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney, William Tracy Dana Andrews and Ward Bond. It was based on the novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell, but the plot was rewritten for the film. Studios attempting to acquire the screen rights to the novel date back to 1933. RKO Pictures and Warner Bros. considered buying the rights, the first intending to assign Charles Laughton in the lead role, but were discouraged from doing so. In March 1940, Columbia Pictures showed interest, but was informed that
Tobacco Road (song) during their concerts in late seventies, in Eric Burdon style. In 1992 they held concerts in Belgrade and recorded and released their 12-minutes version on cd "odLIVEno". Roy Clark included the song on his 1986 album "Rockin' in the Country". His version peaked at number 56 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. "Tobacco Road" was recorded by David Lee Roth for his LP, Eat'm and Smile in 1986. "Tobacco Road" was also recorded by Hank Williams Jr. on his album "Hog Wild" (1995). Also Jimmy Johnson included it on his CD "Heap See". Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring