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    • Dec 21, 1926
    Freddie Hart is born in Lochapoka, Alabama. A songwriter who pens hits for Porter Wagoner, Carl Smith and George Jones, he earns his largest acclaim as an artist with "Easy Loving," the Country Music Association's Song of the Year in 1971 and '72
    Jun 8, 1953
    Freddie Hart holds the first recording session of his career, for Capitol Records
    Dec 23, 1953
    Freddie Hart records the original version of his composition "Loose Talk." It becomes a hit in 1954 for Carl Smith and again in 1961 for Buck Owens & Rose Maddox
    Aug 6, 1955
    Hank Snow, Lefty Frizzell, Eddie Dean, Freddie Hart and The Collins Kids perform the first-ever country concert at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The evening is emceed by songwriter Joe Nixon
    Mar 2, 1956
    "Loose Talk" songwriter Freddie Hart holds his first Columbia recording session. Under the affiliation, he makes his first chart appearance three years later
    Jan 30, 1959
    Freddie Hart records "The Wall," his first charted single
    Nov 11, 1959
    Freddie Hart records the Harlan Howard composition "The Key's In The Mailbox." The song emerges as a hit for Tony Booth more than a dozen years later
    Mar 14, 1960
    Columbia releases Freddie Hart's "The Key's In The Mailbox." The song becomes a hit for Tony Booth 12 years later
    Jan 14, 1961
    "Town Hall Party," an influential country radio/TV show in Los Angeles, comes to a conclusion after nine years. Its regulars included Merle Travis, Tex Ritter, Freddie Hart and Joe Maphis
    Jun 12, 1970
    Freddie Hart records "Easy Loving" in a late-night session at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
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