Background
Hardin was born in 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Hardin was born in 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Her rise to country music popularity began in 1983 with her first Radio Corporation of America Nashville 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. 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 Pollack film "Deterrence."
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 Canada"
On February 17, 1996, Hardin died in a car accident on Highway 20 west of Salina, Oklahoma near her home in the Lake Hudson area. Memorial services were held in Oklahoma and Nashville, Tennessee.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A DUET "All Tangled Up In Love" with Earl Thomas Conley 1985 Country Music Associate
1985 Academy of Country Music 1985 Music City News
FAVORITE COUNTRY MUSIC FEMALE VOCALIST VIDEO "I Pass" 1985 American Music THE HORIZONS AWARD 1985 Music City News.
Hardin married keyboard player Steve Hardin, who was a member of the group Point Blank, and after their divorce kept his last name.