  Solar-like oscillations in red-giant stars are now commonly detected in
thousands of stars with space telescopes such as the NASA Kepler mission.
Parallel radial velocity and photometric measurements would help to better
understand the physics governing the amplitudes of solar-like oscillators. Yet,
most target stars for space photometry are too faint for light-demanding
ground-based spectroscopy. The BRITE Constellation satellites provide a unique
opportunity of two-color monitoring of the flux variations of bright luminous
red giants. Those targets are also bright enough to be monitored with
high-resolution spectrographs on small telescopes, such as the SONG Network. In
these proceedings, we provide a first overview of our comprehensive, multi-year
campaign utilizing both BRITE and SONG to seismically characterize Aldebaran,
one of the brightest red giants in the sky. Because luminous red giants can be
seen at large distances, such well-characterized objects will serve as
benchmark stars for galactic archeology.
