10 things you may not know about darin and brooke aldridge

When he was a teenager with a guitar and a high-lonesome voice, Vince Gill had the great fortune to cross paths with fiddler Byron Berline in Oklahoma. At the same point in his life, Darin Aldridge found a mentor in Charlie Waller, and was soon invited to join the Country Gentlemen. Darin and Brooke Aldridge , listening from home, heard the song that night and got a little teary.

And now life and music have come full circle. When Gill sent the song and several others for the Aldridges to consider last year, Darin assumed it was a mistake. Did you mean to send it, Darin asked him. He did. It was a good fit. The result is chilling and powerful.

Darin played in band through middle school and high school.

I get chill bumps every time the second verse rolls around and Vince sings:. Enter Jenny Gill van Valkenburg. If the video she produced is a clue, look for her to have a fulfilling career. From the opening moments of the video, just Darin fingerpicking the guitar, to when Brooke, leafing through scrapbook of photos of Vince and Byron, joins the chorus, everything is tender and poignant without being over the top.

Just pick up the key. She stumbled into video making by accident. A life in music was practically a given, as might be expected for a gifted daughter of country royalty mom is Janis Oliver of Sweethearts of the Rodeo.