Brit Turner - Blackberry Smoke RIP

guitari

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/brit-turner-blackberry-smoke-dead-obit-1234653083/

Shocked to read this, 57 is no age at all, rest in peace Brit.

maharg101

Aw damn. A great drummer for one of the best live bands I've ever seen. 

Philly_Q

“After I got heavy metal out of my system, it was on to straight up rock and roll, Americana, Southern rock, and traditional country,” Turner said.

That quote from the Rolling Stone article probably explains why I'm not a fan, but I know they were a good live band and certainly have many admirers on here.

Glioblastoma's the same condition which killed Neil Peart, a decade older but still relatively young.  Cancer really is a shitty thing.

RIP

mrkb

Saw them live a few times and he always seemed to be having a great time. RIP Brit.

RocknRollDave

Well, I shall be seeing them live for the first time later this year, and I was hoping to see him with them. Awful news. 57 is practically a teenager these days. 

RIP Brit

Habanero

I’ve become a big fan of the band in recent years after first seeing them on Sky Arts coverage of a Download one year. I now have all the albums, and even bought a couple of t-shirts all the way from Atlanta.

RIP Brit

Jalapeno

So sad so young. They are a phonominal band live.

Dominic

great band