KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Mountain Dew is a popular soft drink, recognized across the country. The soda has some East ...

A Mountain Dew bottle from the middle 1960's, left, and a bottle from the late 1950's are compared, Aug. 6, 2001, at the Reece Museum at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tenn.

In 1960, Tri-City manager Bill Bridgforth decided to bottle what was Tri-City in Mountain Dew’s green hillbilly-labeled bottles. He renamed the drink the “new” Mountain Dew.