Artist Lounge: Lee Hazlewood
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The fact that this was obviously coming doesn't make it much less of a bummer. From today's "Independent": Barton Lee Hazlewood, singer, songwriter and record producer: born Mannford, Oklahoma 9 July 1929; married 1953 Naomi Shackleford (one son, one daughter; marriage dissolved 1961), 1983 Tracy Stewart (one stepdaughter; marriage dissolved), 2006 Jeane Kelley; died Las Vegas 4 August 2007. Lee Hazlewood was a maverick in the best sense of the word. He was fortunate... MORE
That's all well and good but if you're in mind for a rugged ultra-cool sexy songwriter then you really ne... MORE
Perhaps less iconic than other cult producers songwriters and singers, Hazlewood has been unfairly overlooked in favour of his contemporaries such Burt Bacharach or Phil Spector.
In my eyes and my ears however, he will always be fondly remembered for his quirky and almost nonsensical songs such as "Sand."
Lee Hazlewood has left... MORE
For those inclined, Pitchfork has posted some excellent videos of the man in action: http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44677-lee-hazlewood-rip
Lee Hazlewood's got a new album, "Cake or Death," and while it's not quite up there with monumental 60s/70s albums of his (or songs like "Nancy and Me," "Four Kinds of Lonely," and "I Move Around"), it is pretty damn good.
Here's a taste--it's a song that I first heard done by Harry Johnson on the country comp "God Less America" (http://www.discogs.com/release/594490), and Lee's version is slow and murky.







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