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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 and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972.^[3]

Hart charted singles from 1953 to 1987, and later became a gospel singer. He also performed at music festivals and other venues until his death in 2018.

Biography

Childhood and military service

Hart was born to a sharecropper family in Loachapoka, Alabama, United States,^[4] and spent his childhood in nearby Phenix City, Alabama, along with his 11 siblings (Nadine, Bo, Junior, Olin, Marrell, Pearl, Lonnie, Sandra, Gail, J.P., Harold, and a child who died in infancy). He learned to play guitar at age 5 and quit school by age 12. A Freddie hart wife.