"Blackberry Smoke Drummer Brit Turner Dies at 57 After Battle with Brain Cancer"
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Brit Turner, drummer and founding member of country rock band Blackberry Smoke, has passed away at 57 after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, in 2022. The band described him as caring and driven, and he was instrumental in guiding the band's ideology. Turner co-founded the Atlanta-based band in 2000, and the group achieved success on both U.S. and U.K. country album charts. Fellow musicians and fans have expressed their condolences following his death.
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