The Kentucky Vocal Union got its start as a small group of men who desired to sing together.  They had all been part of acappella and barbershop groups, and had been members of the BHS (SPEBSQSA at the time).  They were all also current or former members of the Cardinal District in the BHS.  After the Cardinal fall convention in October 2006,  several men met at Aaron Dale's home in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to discuss forming a new ensemble.  At the time, they weren't sure what it would be, but they wanted to give it a shot and try to put something together that would be fun for all of them and provide an opportunity for other men to sing (who had not been singing previously).  The first meeting was held on October 2, the monday following that district convention.  A lot of great ideas were tossed around that evening.  One of the desires of that initial group was to eventually create a chapter of the BHS in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.  At the time they thought there had never been a chapter there, but they later learned that a chapter existed in Elizabethtown years ago - with a chorus called the Hardinaires. 

In attendance at that first October 2 meeting was Paul Maglinger, Greg Hollander, Erick Hollander, Lindle Pogue, Josh Givens, Dan Delaney, and Aaron Dale.   They met for a couple of hours and outlined what they considered negotiable and non-negotiable things they would want to see in a new group. They decided to eventually meet only every other week, as it would allow men with busy schedules to start singing again.  In addition, they immediately outlined an audition process, and everyone went through the audition those first few mondays.  They also chose a few initial songs to learn:   "Sold", "Come On Get Happy", and "You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful, and You're Mine"

The group met every monday in October, which led to several other men visiting at the Dale's home.  The group grew to around 14 men by the end of October, and they planned to hold a guest night in November as the first "official" rehearsal of this new group. There was no specific director at the time, but Aaron Dale and Greg Hollander were the primary leaders through October.  Eventually, Aaron began directing the small group, with  Greg acting as an assistant director, bass section leader, mentor, and advisor to Aaron as the group grew.   Greg had been director of the Mammoth Cave Cavemen Chorus for many years, and was a valuable coach and resource from his many years of performance experience - including winning an international gold medal as bass of 2001 quartet champs MIchigan Jake.