- Had a steady string of minor hits in the 1960s, most notably "The Key's in the Mailbox" (1960).
- Owns a trucking company and school for handicapped children in Burbank, Calif.
- Country singer and songwriter.
- Was about to be released from his recording contract at Capitol Records in 1971, just as his song "Easy Lovin'" began slowly climbing Billboard magazine's country singles chart. In September, the song began a three week stay at No. 1 and sold a million copies, allowing Hart to stay at Capitol. The song became so popular Hart had to perform it 11 times during a concert in Atlanta.
- Other No. 1 songs included "My Hangup is You," "Bless Your Heart" and "Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me" (all 1972); and "Super Kind of Woman" and "Trip to Heaven" (1973). His other hit singles included "If You Can't Feel It" (1973); "Hang in There, Girl" "and "The Want-To's" (1974); "My Woman's Man," "I'd Like to Sleep Til I Get Over You," "The First Time" and "Warm Side of You" (1975); and "Why Lovers Turn to Strangers" (1977).
- He owned a songwriting company, a school for the blind, and a chain of martial arts studios, inspired by his interest in karate.
- When he was 15, he lied about his age to enlist in the US Marine Corps during WWII. After the war, he taught classes in self-defense at the Los Angeles Police Academy.
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