 Hibbs was signed by Arc Records by Phil Anderson, president of Arc Records, and the first album released on October 1968 with signature song "The Black Velvet Band".In 1968 a weekly television show called "At the Caribou" featuring Hibbs aired on CHCH-TV in Hamilton.Hibbs appeared on many television programs such as "The Tommy Hunter Show", "Singalong Jubilee" and "Don Messer's Jubilee".