[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 21 (Friday, February 17, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E187]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF MR. FREDDIE HART

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2006

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Mr. Freddie Hart, a well known Alabamian who will soon have a street 
dedicated to him in his honor on Friday, February 17, 2006.
  Mr. Hart was born Fred Segrest on December 21, 1926 to sharecropper 
parents in Lochapoka, Alabama. He was later raised in Phenix City, 
Alabama. He taught himself to play the guitar at the age of five and 
only finished school past the second grade. He later pursued his 
musical interests by getting involved in bands, and landed his first 
recording contract with Capitol Records. In 1959, his first hit 
recording was ``The Wall.'' In 1971, his song ``Easy Lovin'' went to 
number one on the charts, won two Grammys, and was named ``Song of the 
Year'' for 1971 and 1972 by The Country Music Association. In 1991, he 
was awarded the Governor's Achievement Award, and in 2001 was inducted 
in the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
  I am delighted Mr. Hart will soon be honored with this important 
recognition, and congratulate him for his many accomplishments. It is 
my honor to pay tribute to Mr. Hart today in the House, and wish him 
many more years of success.

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