Gus Hardin

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Gus Hardin (born Carolyn Ann Blankenship on April 9, 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States; died February 17, 1996) was a country music singer.

Hardin's rise to country music popularity began in 1983 with her first RCA Records single, the top 10 hit "After The Last Goodbye". Other hits, such as "Fallen Angel," "I Pass," "Lovin' You Hurts" and "If I Didn't Love You" soon followed, as well as "All Tangled Up in Love", a duet with Earl Thomas Conley.

Hardin married keyboard player Steve Hardin who was a member of the group Point Blank, and after their divorce she kept his last name. Garth Brooks sister, Betsy Smittle was one of Gus's band members and did background vocals on Gus's Cd "I"m Dancing As Fast As I Can".

Hardin died in a car crash on highway 20 east of Claremore, Oklahoma on the way home from singing at a Sunset Grill in Tulsa, on February 17, 1996. Memorial Services Were held in Oklahoma and Nashville, Tennessee.

Hardin is survied by her daughter Toni.

1 Discography
2 Singles
3 Awards
4 Nominations
5 External links

[edit] Discography

1981 "Almost Live" Carmen Productions
1983 "Jukebox Saturday Night" RCA
1983 "Solid Gold Country" RCA
1983 "Gus Hardin" (EP) RCA
1984 "Fallen Angel" RCA
1985 "Wall Of Tears" RCA
1985 "New Breed" RCA
1993 "Sounds Of Tulsa" KMOD
1995 "Classic Tulsa Christmas"
? "I'm Dancing As Fast as I Can"

[edit] Singles

1983 "After The Last Goodbye" (#10)
1983 "If I didn't Love You" (#26)
1983 "Loving You Hurts"(#32)
1984 "All Tangled Up In Love" (#8)
"Fallen Angel"
"I Pass"
"How Are You Spending My Nights"
"My Mind Is On You"
"Just As Long As I Have You"
"What We Gonna Do"

[edit] Awards

Top New Female Vocalist -1984 Academy of Country Music

New Country Artist -1983 Billboard -1983 Cashbox

The Oklahoma Award -1983 Oklahoma Awards Assoc.

[edit] Nominations

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A DUET "All Tangled Up In Love" with Earl Thomas Conley 1985 Country Music Assoc. 1985 Academy of Country Music 1985 Music City News

FAVORITE COUNTRY MUSIC FEMALE VOCALIST VIDEO "I Pass" 1985 American Music Awards

THE HORIZONS AWARD 1985 Music City News