02/01/2025
BLACKBERRY SMOKE
JUGGERNAUT Promotions presents a dynamite southern rock band named Blackberry Smoke (what an awesome name for a band, too) - hailing from Atlanta GA and founded in 2000, the current band members consist of: Charlie Starr (lead vocals/guitar); Paul Jackson (lead/rhythm guitar); Richard Turner (bass); Brandon Still (keyboard); Benji Shanks (3rd guitar/mandolin); Kent Aberle (drums). They have released eight studio albums, two live albums and five extended plays.
Blackberry Smoke are the first independently released artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Album charts in modern history. Their debut album, 'Bad Luck Ain't No Crime', was released in 2003. Their second album released in 2009, 'Little Piece of Dixie'. has been featured by Paste magazine and other publications.
In 2015, Blackberry Smoke became the first small independent outfit to have an album, 'Holding All The Roses', go to No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Blackberry Smoke's 2016 album 'Like An Arrow' did the same. They have performed throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and South America. They have performed alongside numerous artists such as Tedeschi Trucks Band, Guns N' Roses, Zac Brown Band, ZZ Top, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The band had their first chart success with their third album, The 'Whippoorwill', released in August 2012, reaching Top 40 on Billboard 200. The album was released under the Southern Ground record label. In August 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.
In November 2014, they appeared among many others – Jamey Johnson, Trace Adkins, Warren Haynes, Peter Frampton, Gregg Allman, etc. – in a show in tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
They moved to Rounder Records in 2014, and released 'Holding All the Roses' produced by Brendan O'Brien in early 2015. The album reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Albums chart. 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', featuring Gregg Allman, in October 2016, via their own record label, "3 Legged Records". The album landed at No. 1 on the US Billboard Country and Americana/Folk charts as well as the UK Rock and Independent Albums charts during release week. The band released its sixth studio album, 'Find A Light', in December 2018.
In May 2021, their album 'You Hear Georgia' was released. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Chart. It sold over 33k copies the first week, 12,239 copies in pure album sales. This was good enough to put it also at No. 1 in album sales in both country and rock, and No. 3 in all of music. The album also racked up another nearly 1 million streams its debut week. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and also features appearances by Jamey Johnson and Warren Haynes.
*JUGGERNAUT loves this type of Americana music, as it just hits home with the good vibes and lyrics of daily life that most of us go through together. Nothing is more comforting than listening to a good rhythm and a toe-tappin' beat that makes you just wanna smile, and that's what Blackberry Smoke brings out when you listen to their music. It's dynamite stuff...and that's what truly rocks, America! 🤘
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https://blackberrysmoke.komi.io/
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