Blackberry Smoke

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Blackberry Smoke
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Blackberry Smoke performing in 2018
Background information
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Years active2000–present
Labels BamaJam, Southern Ground, Rounder, 3 Legged, Earache (Europe)
Members
  • Paul Jackson
  • Charlie Starr
  • Richard Turner
  • Brandon Still
  • Benji Shanks
  • Kent Aberle*
  • * Touring member since 2022
Past members
  • Brit Turner
  • Preston Holcomb
Website blackberrysmoke.com

Blackberry Smoke is an American country rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2000. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, backing vocals), Paul Jackson (guitar, backing vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). Richard's brother Brit Turner was the band's drummer before his death in March 2024. In 2018, they added touring members Benji Shanks (guitar) and Preston Holcomb (percussion). They have released eight studio albums, two live albums and five extended plays.

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History

Blackberry Smoke was formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2000. They are the first independently released artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album charts in modern history. Their debut album, Bad Luck Ain't No Crime, was released in 2003. Their second album released in 2009, Little Piece of Dixie. has been featured by Paste magazine and other publications. [1] [2]

In 2015 Blackberry Smoke became the first small independent outfit to have an album, Holding All The Roses, go to No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. This was the first time a non-mainstream-supported artist or band was able to achieve this feat in the modern era. Blackberry Smoke's 2016 album Like An Arrow did the same. [3] They have performed throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and South America. They have performed alongside numerous artists such as Tedeschi Trucks Band, Guns n' Roses, Zac Brown Band, ZZ Top, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Blackberry Smoke performing in 2012 Blackberry Smoke in 2012.jpg
Blackberry Smoke performing in 2012

The band had their first chart success with their third album, The Whippoorwill , released in August 2012, reaching Top 40 on Billboard 200. [4] The album was released under the Southern Ground record label. [5] On August 26, 2012, they performed at a charity benefit called the Boot Ride with the cast of Sons of Anarchy , partnered with The Boot Campaign at the Happy Ending Bar and Grill in Hollywood, California. [6] [7]

On November 12, 2014, they appeared among many others – Jamey Johnson, Trace Adkins, Warren Haynes, Peter Frampton, Gregg Allman, etc. – in a show in tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

They moved to Rounder Records in 2014, [8] and released Holding All the Roses produced by Brendan O'Brien in early 2015. [9] The album reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart. The band spent much of the summer of 2016 on tour with Gov't Mule.

Blackberry Smoke released their fifth studio album, Like an Arrow , featuring Gregg Allman, on October 14, 2016, via their own record label, 3 Legged Records. [10] The album landed at No. 1 on the US Billboard Country [11] and Americana/Folk [12] charts as well as the UK Rock [13] and Independent Albums [14] charts during release week. The band released its sixth studio album, Find A Light, on December 19, 2018. [15]

In 2019, the band released via Earache Records a live album and a film Homecoming: Live in Atlanta, recorded at their annual Brothers And Sisters Holiday Homecoming event at the Tabernacle in Atlanta in November 2018. [16] In 2021 the band released its seventh studio album, You Hear Georgia. [17]

On May 28, 2021, their album You Hear Georgia was released. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Chart. [18] It sold over 33k copies the first week, 12,239 copies in pure album sales. This was good enough to put it also at No. 1 in album sales in both country and rock, and No. 3 in all of music. The album also racked up another nearly 1 million streams its debut week. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and also features appearances by Jamey Johnson and Warren Haynes.

In March 2024, the band announced drummer Brit Turner had died after a battle with glioblastoma. He was 57, and was diagnosed with the cancer in 2022. [19]

On April 5, 2024 Preston Holcomb announced via Facebook his last show would be April 27th and he would no longer be touring with the band.

Band members

Current members

Touring members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected peak chart positions and sales
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[21] 		US Country
[22] 		US Americana
[23] 		US
Heat
[24] 		US
Indie
[25] 		US
Rock
[26] 		UK
[27] 		UK
Rock
[27]
Bad Luck Ain't No Crime [28]
  • Release date: January 7, 2003
  • Label: BamaJam
————————
Little Piece of Dixie
  • Release date: September 29, 2009
  • Label: BamaJam
————————
The Whippoorwill
  • Release date: August 14, 2012
  • Label: Southern Ground
408301012—302
Holding All the Roses
  • Release date: February 10, 2015
  • Label: Rounder
291——7—171
Like an Arrow
  • Release date: October 14, 2016
  • Label: 3 Legged
121—23—81
Find a Light
  • Release date: April 6, 2018
  • Label: 3 Legged
313—26—121
You Hear Georgia
  • Release date: May 28, 2021
  • Label: 3 Legged / Thirty Tigers
555167—17—
Be Right Here
  • Release date: February 16, 2024
  • Label: 3 Legged / Thirty Tigers
135269—242331—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected peak chart positions and sales
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US Country
[22] 		US
[21] 		US
Indie
[25] 		GER
[33] 		UK
[27]
Leave a Scar, Live: North Carolina
  • Release date: July 8, 2014
  • Label: 3 Legged Records
17128224935
Homecoming/Live in Atlanta [36]
  • Release date: November 15, 2019
  • Label: 3 Legged Records
  • Label: Earache Records (U.K. Europe only)
——4——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

TitleDetails
New Honky Tonk Bootlegs
  • Release date: July 15, 2008
  • Label: self-released
Little Piece of Dixie EP
  • Release date: October 14, 2008
  • Label: Big Karma Records
Wood, Wire & Roses [38]
  • Release date: September 18, 2015
  • Label: 3 Legged Records
The Southern Ground Sessions
  • Release date: October 26, 2018
  • Label: 3 Legged Records
Live from Capricorn Sound Studios
  • Release date: June 19, 2020
  • Label: 3 Legged Records
Stoned
  • Release date: 2021
  • Label: 3 Legged

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
US Country Airplay
[39]
2009"Good One Comin' On"—Little Piece of Dixie
2013"Pretty Little Lie"46 The Whippoorwill
"Ain't Much Left of Me"—
2014"Wood, Wire, Roses"—Non-album single
2015"Living in the Song"— Holding All the Roses
"Too High"—
2016"Waiting for the Thunder"— Like an Arrow
"Pearls"—Like an Arrow (deluxe edition)
"Believe You Me"—Non-album singles
"Sunrise in Texas"—
"Let It Burn"—
2018"Flesh and Bone"—Find a Light
"Best Seat in the House"—
"Let Me Down Easy"—
"I'll Keep Ramblin'"—
2020"Midnight Rider"—Non-album singles
"Take the Highway"—
"Keep on Smiling"—
"Southern Child"—
2021"You Hear Georgia"—You Hear Georgia
"Hey Delilah"—
"Ain't the Same" [40] —
"All Rise Again"—
2024"A Little Bit Crazy"—Be Right Here
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2003"Sanctified Woman"
2009"Good One Comin' On" [41] Roger Pistole
2013"Pretty Little Lie" [42] Cole Cassell
2014"Shakin' Hands with the Holy Ghost" [43] Lewis Cater
"Six Ways to Sunday" [44] Blake Judd
2015"Too High" [45]
"Rock and Roll Again"
2016"Sunrise in Texas" [46] Jamie Burton Chamberlin
2017"Like an Arrow"
2021"You Hear GeorgiaAndy Sapp
"Hey Delilah"
"All Rise Again"

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