Blackberry Smoke is an American country rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2000.

Richard's brother Brit Turner was the band's co-founder and drummer before his death in March 2024.

Drumming duties have been covered during the bands tours since late 2023 by Atlanta drummer Kent Aberle.

The band had their first chart success with their third album, The Whippoorwill, released in August 2012, reaching Top 40 on Billboard 200.

[5][6] On November 12, 2014, they appeared among many others – Jamey Johnson, Trace Adkins, Warren Haynes, Peter Frampton, Gregg Allman, etc.

They moved to Rounder Records in 2014,[7] and released Holding All the Roses produced by Brendan O'Brien in early 2015.

[14] 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.

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.