Blackberry Smoke Drummer Brit Turner Dead at 57 Following Cancer Battle [Video]

Musician Brit Turner, longtime drummer for Southern rock band Blackberry Smoke, has died. He was 57. Turner died following a battle with glioblastoma — a form of brain cancer — which he was diagnosed with in 2022.

Blackberry Smoke shared the sad news in a post on Instagram. “It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform everyone that our brother [Brit Turner] has moved on from this life. If you had the privilege of knowing Brit on any level, you know he was the most caring, empathetic, driven and endearing person one could ever hope to meet.”

Turner’s band continued, “Brit was Blackberry Smoke’s True North, the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band. Brit has battled glioblastoma since his diagnosis in the fall of 2022 and fought every day. We ask for prayers for his family and band brothers. More information on arrangements will be forthcoming. Thank you to everyone who has supported …