Chris Darlington Was Hit by the Holy Spirit Harder Than a 25,000-Volt Taser

Chris Darlington has been tased on the job. He has also sat alone in a room with a guitar, written a song, and felt something that made him cry for 30 minutes straight, and he says the Holy Spirit that day had the taser beat. That song was Let Them In, and it changed the direction of his artistry. He is a deputy school resource officer in Virginia, Patsy Cline's hometown, and he is trying to become the first active-duty deputy sheriff to earn a Billboard Country Airplay hit while still serving in uniform.

From nine rejected demos to a radio hit, from law enforcement to opening for national acts, and a deal he made with God: Chris shares how his wife's offhand comment gave him the title What Do You Want, how a radio promoter in California stomped his feet at midnight when he finally heard the right song, and why he is already at number 81 on the media-based country chart and climbing. He also talks about how he tithes his stage time, reserving one song per show to sing about Jesus and talk about his faith, and why he believes God is the only one who can move the mountain the rest of the way.

Highlights

• The night he sat down to write a country radio hit and felt the Holy Spirit hit him harder than a 25,000-volt taser
• How his wife's offhand comment — "what do you want would be a good song title" — became his first charting single after nine rejected demos
• Why he connected with radio promoter Louis Newman, the story behind Drew Baldridge's independent number one, and why he followed the same playbook
• His goal of becoming the first active-duty deputy sheriff to earn a Billboard Country Airplay hit while still serving in uniform
• Where he is on the chart right now, number 81, halfway to the number 50 threshold where you are officially considered charted
• How he grew up drawing pictures of Jesus at age four, drifted in young adulthood, and now describes his faith as stronger than it has ever been
• Why he gives his tithe by taking one song per headlining set to perform about Jesus and speak about his faith
• Opening for national acts like Aaron Tippin and Warren Zeiders while still clocking in at the sheriff's department during the week

Resources / Links / CTA

• 🌐 Chris Darlington website: https://chrisdarlington.com
• 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdarlingtonmusic
• 🎵 Single: What Do You Want
• 🎵 New single: Do It Anyway, releasing October 30
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