Brit Turner
February 14, 1967 – March 3, 2024
DAMO SUZUKI: SYLVIA LEBRE /DALLE/ICONICPIX; BOBBY TENCH: MICHAEL PUTLAND/GETTY; BRIT TURNER: ANDY SAPP
THE DRUMMER WITH Georgiabased southern rockers Blackberry Smoke has died at 57. Brit Turner had battled glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, since late 2022. Astatement from the band said: “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. Brit was the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band.”