50 years ago today, on September 11, 1971 Freddie Hart scored a #1 country single in Billboard with "Easy Loving" | GatorRock

Freddie Hart was a major hitter in the 1970s era of Country Music. Prior to that, he had a respectable, yet diminishing career. After "California Grapevine" failed to see chart success, Capitol Records decided to drop him from the label. That was until this song was played on the radio, and as we would say in today's social media world, 'went viral.' That sparked his career to the point he had several number one hits in succession. Watch this video of Freddie Hart singing his multi-award winning