Lee Hazlewood

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About Lee Hazlewood

Country and pop iconoclast Lee Hazlewood was one of the music world's most irascible geniuses. His productions for Duane Eddy, especially 1958's "Rebel Rouser," provided a template for rowdy instrumental rock; his recordings with Nancy Sinatra, like 1966's "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'," made her an icon. While Hazlewood's solo recordings could be folky (1963's Trouble Is a Lonesome Town), opulent (1967's Lee Hazlewoodism: Its Cause and Cure), or brutally honest (1971's Requiem for an Almost Lady), they were always happily eccentric. In later years, his music was rediscovered by a new generation of musicians who fell in love with his singular vision. He was inspired to begin recording again, and before his death released the improbably titled Farmisht, Flatulence, Origami, ARF!!! and Me... and his final release, 2006's Cake or Death. Since then, multiple labels have reissued his work and have helped to keep his contradictory legend alive.

HOMETOWN
Mannford, OK, United States
BORN
9 July 1929
GENRE
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