Blackberri

Blackberri (born Charles Timothy Ashmore; May 31, 1945 – December 13, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and community activist. His music focused on issues such as civil rights, LGBT rights, and pollution. During the AIDS epidemic, Blackberri worked in HIV education and prevention in Black communities.

Early life Blackberri was born in Buffalo, New York, and raised in Baltimore. He got stranded in New York City, washing dishes and doing drugs.

Blackberri moved to San Francisco in 1974 and joined Breeze while busking to earn money. He dated Reiner, a blues guitar player from the East Coast. In 1981, he released Blackberri and Friends: Finally.

Personal life and death Blackberri was a Lucumi priest who traveled to Cuba thirteen times.

He had a heart attack in October 2021, and died on December 13, 2021, at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, at age 76.