Don Aldridge

Biography

Don Aldridge is an author, ASCAP composer and musician who has also worked as a journalist writing non-fiction crime and human-interest stories. As a songwriter and musician he wrote his first two songs with R&B legend Reverend Johnny Otis and co-wrote and performed on the cult-classic Fapardokly album. In the 1970s he composed several CCM hits including the gospel crossover classic IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH. He began writing crime fiction in 2009. His short story, “The Malibu Waltz,” appeared in the July 2012 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. He lives in Southern California.