Amoeba Music

Musician, singer, songwriter, producer and arranger Lee Hazlewood led an extraordinary career in music. Like a strange amalgam of Johnny Cash and Burt Bacharach, Hazlewood developed a singular brand of psychedelic-tinged country-pop expression and his flexibility, aesthetic sense and skill combined to create some extraordinary records. His own albums were one-of-a-kind country affairs, particularly notable for Hazlewood’s deep-toned, laconic vocals, dark, offbeat themes, use of spoken narrative passages and extravagant arrangement and production styles. Although best known for his work with Nancy Sinatra, which resulted in her undying hit “These Boots Were Made for Walking,” the prolific Hazlewood’s ease with such a broad range of musical... Read More

City Of Origin:

Mannford, Oklahoma, United States

Genre:

Rock, Country Rock, Americana, Oldies

Birthdate:

07/09/1929

Death date:

08/04/2007