Blackberry Smoke

Blackberry Smoke
Blackberry Smoke performing in 2012
Background information
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Southern rock, country rock, hard rock
Years active	2000–present
Labels	BamaJam, Southern Ground, Rounder Records, 3 Legged Records, Earache Records(Europe)
Website	blackberrysmoke.com
Members	Paul Jackson Charlie Starr Brandon Still Brit Turner Richard Turner

Blackberry Smoke is an American Southern rock/country rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards).

They have performed throughout the United States both as headliner and as the supporting act for artists such as Zac Brown Band, Eric Church, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd. 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. Their album Little Piece of Dixie has been featured by Paste magazine and other publications.

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" on October 14th, 2016 via their own record label, 3 Legged Records. The album landed at #1 on the US Billboard Country and Americana/Folk charts as well as the UK Rock and Independent Albums charts during release week. Past record labels include Southern Ground and Rounder Records.

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