Frederick Segrest (Loachapoka, Alabama, December 21, 1926 – October 27, 201… Read Full Bio ↴Frederick Segrest (Loachapoka, Alabama, December 21, 1926 – October 27, 2018), 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.
Hart charted singles from 1953 to 1987, and later became a gospel singer. He performed at music festivals and other venues until he died.
Hart was born to a sharecropper family in Loachapoka, Alabama, in 1926 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. At age 15, Hart lied about his age to join the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, seeing combat action on Guam and Iwo Jima. Following the war, Hart lived in California where he taught classes in self-defense at the Los Angeles Police Academy.
Hart got an early career break when singer Carl Smith covered Hart's song "Loose Talk" in 1955. Other artists who recorded his songs included Patsy Cline ("Lovin' In Vain"), George Jones ("My Tears are Overdue") and Porter Wagoner ("Skid Row Joe").
During the early 1950s, Hart and his family moved to California to further the growing country music scene there. In 1951, he joined Lefty Frizzell's band for a year. It was through Frizzell that Hart got his first recording contract with Capitol Records in 1953. He released several singles including his version of "Loose Talk", but none of these were successful. In 1958, Hart signed with Columbia Records and scored his first chart hit with "The Wall" in 1959 which made the Top 20. His biggest hit for the label was the 1960 Top 20 hit "The Key's In The Mailbox".
In 1965, Hart signed with Kapp Records where he would score several Top 40 hits between 1965 and 1968. The biggest of these hits included "Hank Williams' Guitar" (1965), "Born A Fool" (1968) and "Togetherness" (1968).
In 1969, Hart re-signed with Capitol Records and soon became a part of the Bakersfield sound by signing up with Buck Owens' songwriting and management company. In early 1970, he scored a Top 30 hit with "The Whole World's Holdin' Hands". Hart's song "Togetherness", a hit for him in 1968, became a Top 15 hit for Buck Owens and Susan Raye that summer. Hart would score several minor hits during the year.
In 1971, Hart released a song that he wrote called "Easy Loving" which was first recorded in the summer of 1969 for his album California Grapevine, released in 1970. Released in the summer of 1971, "Easy Loving" rapidly began climbing the charts; and by that September, it was No. 1 for three weeks on the country charts and reached No. 17 on the pop charts. It was also played on adult contemporary stations, earning a position on Billboard's Easy Listening survey. The song would ultimately win Hart numerous awards from both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association. The song sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record by the R.I.A.A. in November 1971. The album of the same name also reportedly went gold. The song also won a Grammy Award for Hart.
From this success, Hart and his backup band, the Heartbeats, had a string of Top 5 hits with "My Hang-Up Is You" (six weeks at No. 1 in 1972), "Bless Your Heart" (No. 1 in 1972), "Got the All Overs For You (All Over Me)" (No. 1 in 1972), "If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)" (1973), "Super Kind of Woman" (No. 1 in 1973), "Trip to Heaven" (No. 1 in 1973), "Hang In There Girl" (1974), "The Want-To's" (1974), "My Woman's Man" (1975), "The First Time" (1975), "I'd Like To Sleep Till I Get Over You" (1975) and "The Warm Side of You" (1975). He has been called by many fans as "The Heart and Soul of Country Music".[citation needed]
With the success of "Easy Loving" and other songs he wrote, plus a popular concert attraction on the road, Hart became independently wealthy and owned a songwriting company, a school for the blind, a trucking company, and a chain of martial arts studios—his hobby was as a master of karate.
By 1976, Hart continued to have major hits although now his streak of Top 10s were replaced by a streak of Top 20 and Top 30 hits. These included "You Are The Song Inside Of Me" (1976), "That Look In Her Eyes" (1976), "Thank God She's Mine" (1977), "The Pleasure's Been All Mine" (1977), "Toe to Toe" (1978), and "Wasn't It Easy Baby" (1979). His last Top 10 hit came with the hit "Why Lovers Turn to Strangers" in 1977, which peaked at No. 8. This song was written by east Idaho based composer Bobby Fender.
In 1980, Hart signed with Sunbird Records, and immediately scored a Top 20 hit with "Sure Thing" that year. He followed this up with 3 Top 40 hits in 1981. This ended his days as a major country artist. In 1985 and 1987, he had a couple of minor hits on El Dorado and 5th Avenue Records, with his last hit being "The Best Love I Never Had" in 1987 peaking at No. 77.
In 2001, Hart was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame[4] A few years later, Phenix City declared a major east-west street Freddie Hart Parkway in his honor.
Hart released a handful of new albums on CD, showcasing his passion for gospel music, patriotism and the traditional country sound that originally made him famous. These albums prompted him to selectively tour and perform concerts around the world. Hart retains a large following in Europe and the U.S., where he continued to perform at music festivals, universities, churches and industry events.
Hart continued to write and record Gospel Music during the 2000's. He received numerous awards and had several number one songs in the Gospel field. In 2004 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter's Hall Of Fame. In 2017 he performed in Pigeon Forge Tennessee and received the Hall Of Fame award from the North American Country Music Associations International. In March of 2018 he performed for the last time on the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree as a special guest to David Frizzell. Hart sang a new song he had written and just recorded about Lefty Frizzell, titled simply "Lefty". In April 2018 Hart recorded his final album titled "God Bless You". The project, produced by David Frizzell, contains 11 newly written Gospel songs and a remake of his signature song "Easy Loving". The album is set to be released in late 2018.
Hart died as a result of pneumonia on October 27, 2018 in Burbank, California.
Hart charted singles from 1953 to 1987, and later became a gospel singer. He performed at music festivals and other venues until he died.
Hart was born to a sharecropper family in Loachapoka, Alabama, in 1926 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. At age 15, Hart lied about his age to join the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, seeing combat action on Guam and Iwo Jima. Following the war, Hart lived in California where he taught classes in self-defense at the Los Angeles Police Academy.
Hart got an early career break when singer Carl Smith covered Hart's song "Loose Talk" in 1955. Other artists who recorded his songs included Patsy Cline ("Lovin' In Vain"), George Jones ("My Tears are Overdue") and Porter Wagoner ("Skid Row Joe").
During the early 1950s, Hart and his family moved to California to further the growing country music scene there. In 1951, he joined Lefty Frizzell's band for a year. It was through Frizzell that Hart got his first recording contract with Capitol Records in 1953. He released several singles including his version of "Loose Talk", but none of these were successful. In 1958, Hart signed with Columbia Records and scored his first chart hit with "The Wall" in 1959 which made the Top 20. His biggest hit for the label was the 1960 Top 20 hit "The Key's In The Mailbox".
In 1965, Hart signed with Kapp Records where he would score several Top 40 hits between 1965 and 1968. The biggest of these hits included "Hank Williams' Guitar" (1965), "Born A Fool" (1968) and "Togetherness" (1968).
In 1969, Hart re-signed with Capitol Records and soon became a part of the Bakersfield sound by signing up with Buck Owens' songwriting and management company. In early 1970, he scored a Top 30 hit with "The Whole World's Holdin' Hands". Hart's song "Togetherness", a hit for him in 1968, became a Top 15 hit for Buck Owens and Susan Raye that summer. Hart would score several minor hits during the year.
In 1971, Hart released a song that he wrote called "Easy Loving" which was first recorded in the summer of 1969 for his album California Grapevine, released in 1970. Released in the summer of 1971, "Easy Loving" rapidly began climbing the charts; and by that September, it was No. 1 for three weeks on the country charts and reached No. 17 on the pop charts. It was also played on adult contemporary stations, earning a position on Billboard's Easy Listening survey. The song would ultimately win Hart numerous awards from both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association. The song sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record by the R.I.A.A. in November 1971. The album of the same name also reportedly went gold. The song also won a Grammy Award for Hart.
From this success, Hart and his backup band, the Heartbeats, had a string of Top 5 hits with "My Hang-Up Is You" (six weeks at No. 1 in 1972), "Bless Your Heart" (No. 1 in 1972), "Got the All Overs For You (All Over Me)" (No. 1 in 1972), "If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)" (1973), "Super Kind of Woman" (No. 1 in 1973), "Trip to Heaven" (No. 1 in 1973), "Hang In There Girl" (1974), "The Want-To's" (1974), "My Woman's Man" (1975), "The First Time" (1975), "I'd Like To Sleep Till I Get Over You" (1975) and "The Warm Side of You" (1975). He has been called by many fans as "The Heart and Soul of Country Music".[citation needed]
With the success of "Easy Loving" and other songs he wrote, plus a popular concert attraction on the road, Hart became independently wealthy and owned a songwriting company, a school for the blind, a trucking company, and a chain of martial arts studios—his hobby was as a master of karate.
By 1976, Hart continued to have major hits although now his streak of Top 10s were replaced by a streak of Top 20 and Top 30 hits. These included "You Are The Song Inside Of Me" (1976), "That Look In Her Eyes" (1976), "Thank God She's Mine" (1977), "The Pleasure's Been All Mine" (1977), "Toe to Toe" (1978), and "Wasn't It Easy Baby" (1979). His last Top 10 hit came with the hit "Why Lovers Turn to Strangers" in 1977, which peaked at No. 8. This song was written by east Idaho based composer Bobby Fender.
In 1980, Hart signed with Sunbird Records, and immediately scored a Top 20 hit with "Sure Thing" that year. He followed this up with 3 Top 40 hits in 1981. This ended his days as a major country artist. In 1985 and 1987, he had a couple of minor hits on El Dorado and 5th Avenue Records, with his last hit being "The Best Love I Never Had" in 1987 peaking at No. 77.
In 2001, Hart was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame[4] A few years later, Phenix City declared a major east-west street Freddie Hart Parkway in his honor.
Hart released a handful of new albums on CD, showcasing his passion for gospel music, patriotism and the traditional country sound that originally made him famous. These albums prompted him to selectively tour and perform concerts around the world. Hart retains a large following in Europe and the U.S., where he continued to perform at music festivals, universities, churches and industry events.
Hart continued to write and record Gospel Music during the 2000's. He received numerous awards and had several number one songs in the Gospel field. In 2004 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter's Hall Of Fame. In 2017 he performed in Pigeon Forge Tennessee and received the Hall Of Fame award from the North American Country Music Associations International. In March of 2018 he performed for the last time on the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree as a special guest to David Frizzell. Hart sang a new song he had written and just recorded about Lefty Frizzell, titled simply "Lefty". In April 2018 Hart recorded his final album titled "God Bless You". The project, produced by David Frizzell, contains 11 newly written Gospel songs and a remake of his signature song "Easy Loving". The album is set to be released in late 2018.
Hart died as a result of pneumonia on October 27, 2018 in Burbank, California.
Snatch it and Grab it
Freddie Hart Lyrics
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Well, I wait my heart down at your feet
I know my love for you's complete
But there's another waitin' down the street
You gotta hurry if you want my love
Well, snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
'Cause I won't wait or hesitate
And let my love grow cold
I won't wait around for you till I'm grey and old
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
Now, there's other fellows that you once knew
They make goo-goo eyes at you
But that won't do, you better make sure to
Hurry if you want my love
Well, snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
'Cause I won't wait or hesitate
And let my love grow cold
I won't wait around for you till I'm grey and old
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
Speakin' of my heart
Speakin' of my heart
I know my love for you's complete
But there's another waitin' down the street
You gotta hurry if you want my love
Well, snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
And let my love grow cold
I won't wait around for you till I'm grey and old
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
Now, there's other fellows that you once knew
They make goo-goo eyes at you
But that won't do, you better make sure to
Hurry if you want my love
Well, snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
'Cause I won't wait or hesitate
And let my love grow cold
I won't wait around for you till I'm grey and old
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
Speakin' of my heart
Speakin' of my heart
Speakin' of my heart
The lyrics of Freddie Hart's song "Snatch It And Grab It" describe a man's urgency and impatience in love. He confesses his complete love to a woman, but warns her that there's another man waiting for her. He tells her to hurry up if she wants his love, otherwise, he won't wait or hesitate and let his love grow cold, and he won't wait around for her till he's old and grey. He tells her to snatch it and grab it if she wants it, and he won't wait for her.
The song is a typical example of country music, which often deals with love, relationships, and heartbreak. It's also an example of the "up-tempo honky-tonk" sound that was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The lyrics are simple but effective, using a catchy and repetitive hook to convey the message of the song. The song's tone is playful and flirtatious, but also urgent and desperate.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I wait my heart down at your feet
I have given you my heart and my love completely
I know my love for you's complete
I am sure that my love for you is true and undivided
But there's another waitin' down the street
There are other men who may be interested in you
You gotta hurry if you want my love
If you want my love, you need to act quickly
Now, there's other fellows that you once knew
You have had other romantic relationships in the past
They make goo-goo eyes at you
They are making romantic gestures towards you
But that won't do, you better make sure to
You must prioritize our relationship over any past or potential flings
'Cause I won't wait or hesitate
I am not going to wait or be indecisive
And let my love grow cold
I don't want my love for you to fade away
I won't wait around for you till I'm grey and old
I don't want to waste my time waiting for something that may never happen
Snatch it and grab it if you want if
You need to be assertive and take action if you want to be with me
Speakin' of my heart
This is how I feel and what I want out of our relationship
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I've laid my heart down at your feet
I know my love for you's complete
But there's another waiting down the street
You gotta hurry if you want my love baby
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, snatch it and grab it if you want it
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, speaking of my heart
'Cause I won't wait or hesistate and let my love grow cold
I won't wait around for you 'til I'm grey and old
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, snatch it and grab it if you want it
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, speaking of my heart
(guitar solo)
Now there's other fellas that you once knew
They make goo-goo eyes at you
But that won't do, you better make 'em shoo
Hurry if you want my love baby
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, snatch it and grab it if you want it
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, speaking of my heart
'Cause I won't wait or hesistate and let my love grow cold
I won't wait around for you 'til I'm grey and old
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, snatch it and grab it if you want it
Snatch it and grab it if you want it, speaking of my heart
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