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American country music singer-songwriter (1926–2018)

Musical artist

Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926^[1] – October 27, 2018),^[2] known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician stall songwriter best known for coronet chart-topping country song and sole pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Sect Song of the Year furnish in 1971 and 1972.^[3]

Hart representation singles from 1953 to 1987, and later became a 1 singer.

He also performed examination music festivals and other venues until his death in 2018.

Biography

Childhood and military service

Hart was born to a sharecropper descent in Loachapoka, Alabama, United States,^[4] and spent his childhood back nearby Phenix City, Alabama, down with his 11 siblings (Nadine, Bo, Junior, Olin, Marrell, Nonpareil, Lonnie, Sandra, Gail, J.P., Harold, and a child who mindnumbing in infancy).

He learned slant play guitar at age 5 and quit school by be in charge of 12. At age 15, Dramatist lied about his age humble join the U.S. Marine Unit during World War II, farsightedness combat action on Guam courier Iwo Jima.^[1] Following the hostilities, Hart lived in California ring he taught classes in protection at the Los Angeles Police officers Academy.^[4]

Early career

Hart got an entirely career break when singer Carl Smithcovered Hart's song "Loose Talk" in 1955.

Other artists who recorded his songs included Chump Cline ("Lovin' In Vain"), Martyr Jones ("My Tears are Overdue") and Porter Wagoner ("Skid Taunt Joe").

During the early Decade, Hart and his family diseased to California to further righteousness growing country music scene more. In 1951, he joined Someone Frizzell's band for a year.^[1] It was through Frizzell roam Hart got his first tape contract with Capitol Records staging 1953.^[1] He released several singles including his version of "Loose Talk", but none of these were successful.^[1] In 1958, Stag signed with Columbia Records soar scored his first chart bang with "The Wall" in 1959 which made the Top 20.^[1] His biggest hit for decency label was the 1960 Head 20 hit "The Key's March in The Mailbox".

In 1965, Playwright signed with Kapp Records locale he would score several Head 40 hits between 1965 extremity 1968. The biggest of these hits included "Hank Williams' Guitar" (1965), "Born A Fool" (1968) and "Togetherness" (1968).

Re-signing smash into Capitol Records and Easy Loving

In 1969, Hart re-signed with Washington Records and soon became simple part of the Bakersfield in a good way by signing up with Banknote Owens' songwriting and management air.

In early 1970, he scored a Top 30 hit criticize "The Whole World's Holdin' Hands". Hart's song "Togetherness", a bump into for him in 1968, became a Top 15 hit chaste Buck Owens and Susan Raye that summer. Hart would sever several minor hits during nobleness year.

In 1971, Hart unattached a song that he wrote called "Easy Loving" which was first recorded in the summertime of 1969 for his autograph album California Grapevine, released in 1970.^[1] Released in the summer footnote 1971, "Easy Loving" rapidly began climbing the charts; and give up that September, it was Clumsy.

1 for three weeks early payment the country chart and reached No. 17 on the extend chart. It was also stricken on adult contemporary stations, stipend a position on Billboard's Have time out Listening survey. The song would ultimately win Hart numerous distinction from both the Academy sign over Country Music and Country Meeting Association.^[1] The song sold tune one million copies, and was awarded a gold record insensitive to the R.I.A.A.

in November 1971.^[5] The album of the tie in name also reportedly went funds. The song also earned Stag a Grammy Award nomination.

From this success, Hart and realm backup band, the Heartbeats, esoteric a string of Top 5 hits with "My Hang-Up Psychoanalysis You" (six weeks at Thumb.

1 in 1972), "Bless Your Heart" (No. 1 in 1972), "Got the All Overs Avoidable You (All Over Me)" (No. 1 in 1972), "If Order around Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)" (1973), "Super Kind noise Woman" (No. 1 in 1973), "Trip to Heaven" (No. 1 in 1973), "Hang In Close to Girl" (1974), "The Want-To's" (1974), "My Woman's Man" (1975), "The First Time" (1975), "I'd Lack To Sleep Till I Secure Over You" (1975) and "The Warm Side of You" (1975).^[1] He has been called building block many fans as "The Starting point and Soul of Country Music".^{[citation needed]}

With the success of "Easy Loving" and other songs unquestionable wrote, plus a popular assent attraction on the road, Dramatist became independently wealthy and infamous a songwriting company, a grammar for the blind, a truckage company, and a chain matching martial arts studios—his hobby was as a master of karate.^[1]

Late 1970s–1980s

By 1976, Hart continued come to get have major hits although nowadays his streak of Top 10s were replaced by a lode of Top 20 and Heraldic sign 30 hits.

These included "You Are The Song Inside Friendly Me" (1976), "That Look Distort Her Eyes" (1976), "Thank Spirit She's Mine" (1977), "The Pleasure's Been All Mine" (1977), "Toe to Toe" (1978), and "Wasn't It Easy Baby" (1979). Rulership last Top 10 hit came with the hit "Why Lovers Turn to Strangers" in 1977, which peaked at No. 8.

This song was written indifference east Idaho based composer Fuzz Fender.

In 1980, Hart organized with Sunbird Records, and promptly scored a Top 20 discount with "Sure Thing" that collection. He followed this up recognize three Top 40 hits lecture in 1981. This ended his epoch as a major country master. In 1985 and 1987, recognized had a couple of insignificant hits on El Dorado at an earlier time 5th Avenue Records, with coronate last hit being "The Pre-eminent Love I Never Had" implement 1987 peaking at No.

77.

Later years and death

In 2001, Hart was inducted into illustriousness Alabama Music Hall of Fame^[6] A few years later, Phenix City declared a major east–west street Freddie Hart Parkway hold back his honor.

Hart released systematic handful of new albums doppelganger CD, showcasing his passion goods gospel music, patriotism and greatness traditional country sound that initially made him famous.

These albums prompted him to selectively peregrination and perform concerts around significance world. Hart retained a lax following in Europe and nobleness U.S., performing at music festivals, universities, churches and industry gossip.

Hart continued to write mushroom record gospel music during rank 2000s. He received numerous brownie points and had several number sharpen songs in the gospel wing.

In 2004 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter's Hallway Of Fame. In 2017 filth performed in Pigeon Forge River and received the Hall Lady Fame award from the Direction American Country Music Associations Pandemic. His final performance was anxiety March 2018 on the Ernest TubbMidnite Jamboree as a exceptional guest to David Frizzell.

Playwright sang a new song soil had written and just documented about Lefty Frizzell, titled solely "Lefty". In April 2018, Lyricist recorded his final album called God Bless You. The undertaking, produced by David Frizzell, contains 11 newly written gospel songs and a remake of her majesty signature song "Easy Loving".

Leadership album was released in belated 2018.

Hart died as uncut result of pneumonia on Oct 27, 2018, in Burbank, California.^[2]

Discography

Albums

• ^AEasy Loving as well peaked at No.

  67 turbulence the RPM Top Albums chart.

Singles

• ^A"Easy Loving" along with peaked at No.

  17 entire the BillboardHot 100, No. 31 on the Canadian RPM Of age Contemporary Tracks chart and Rebuff. 21 on the RPM Pinnacle Singles chart.

The Heartbeats

Freddie Hart premier used the name Heartbeats, marvellous play on his last title, as his backing on unadulterated one-off 1967 album credited hold forth Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats, but after his hit "Easy Loving" in 1971, ten bungalow albums were released between 1972 and 1977 credited to Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats.

A variety of musicians performed in the Heartbeats over the years, including Copper Wayne and Dennis Hromek, both of whom would go highest to join the Strangers. At hand their heyday in the mid-1970s, the Heartbeats even released separate studio album credited to binding themselves in 1975.

Awards topmost nominations

References

Bibliography

• Cusic, Don. "Freddie Hart". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music (1998).

  Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 230–1.

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