Overview

• Brandon Blackstock died on August 7 at age 48 after a three-year battle with aggressive skin cancer.
• His obituary confirms that he partnered with former assistant Brittney Marie Jones and co-founded the Headwaters Livestock Auction and Valley View Rodeo on his Montana ranch.
• Reba McEntire and half-brother Shelby Blackstock each posted Instagram tributes, with McEntire calling him her “oldest son” and Shelby describing him as irreplaceable.
• Ex-wife Melissa Ashworth and son Seth Blackstock shared emotional messages praising his charm, humor and devotion as a father and grandfather.
• In the weeks before his death he withdrew to his ranch in Montana to embrace a quiet, rural life away from the music industry spotlight.