Zac Brown Band’s Clay Cook & Wife Welcome New Baby Boy, Charlie

Zac Brown Band’s Clay Cook—who plays guitar, mandolin, pedal steel and keys in the troupe—announced on Instagram yesterday (Nov. 6) that he and his wife, Brooke, are the proud parents of a new baby boy, Charlie.

This is Charlie. In this picture are the 2 most important things to me in this world. He & Mommy are well. 11/4/16, 7:55pm EST 8 lbs, 19″ I’m so in love!

To help commemorate the occasion—as well as the birth of his daughter, Hattie, last month—ZBB bandmate Cody Bowles created the Top 10 Songs for Having a Baby.

photo courtesy Zac Brown Band’s Twitter account

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