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Gus Hardin
Hardin, c. 1983
Background information
Birth name	Carolyn Ann Blankenship
Born	(1945-04-09)April 9, 1945 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1996(1996-02-17) (aged 50) Salina, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1983–1996
Labels	RCA

Gus Hardin (born Carolyn Ann Blankenship; April 9, 1945 – February 17, 1996) was a country music singer. She recorded for RCA Records between 1983 and 1986, releasing two albums and one extended play. In addition to these, she had a hit single with the Earl Thomas Conley duet "All Tangled Up in Love".

Career

Carolyn Ann Blankenship was born in 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her rise to country music popularity began in 1983 with her first single for RCA Records, 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. She recorded and released "One of the Boys" and "Mama Knows" by songwriter Kevin Weyl, and "Tornado" by Kevin Weyl and Steve Robertson which is featured in the sound track of the Kevin Pollak film Deterrence.

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

Death

On February 17, 1996, Hardin died in a car accident on State Highway 20 west of Salina, Oklahoma near her home in the Lake Hudson area. A laboratory report listed her blood alcohol level at 0.28 percent. Memorial services were held in Oklahoma and Nashville, Tennessee. Gus Hardin is survived by daughter Toni Jones and granddaughter Chelsea Johnson, both of Sapulpa, Oklahoma.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

References

1. Singer Gus Hardin Killed in Accident. TulsaWorld.com (February 18, 1996). Retrieved on August 12, 2011.
2. Singer's blood alcohol level was 0.28 percent. TulsaWorld.com (April 12, 1996). Retrieved on July 14, 2021.
3. ^ "Gus Hardin - Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
4. "Gus Hardin - Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
5. "Gus Hardin - Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
6. "Country Video Catalog". Billboard. June 2, 1984. p. 42.

External links

• Gus Hardin at IMDb

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