Gene Hardy first came to national attention as part of the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir. He joined the beloved Toronto group in 1990 at a time when the culture around that city was brimming. He wound up recording and performing with a who’s-who of the era in Ontario, including the Barenaked Ladies, Rheostatics and Big Sugar.
He even served as the musical director for Michael Bublé at Caroline Mulroney’s wedding, the event at which an unknown Bublé was discovered. At the same wedding, Hardy jammed with David Foster and Kathy Lee Gifford, further adding to his starry resumé. He has since performed on several Bublé recordings, and keeps in occasional contact with the Vancouver superstar.