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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
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Sure, if I ask you to name some ultra-cool and sexy songwriters you could probably wax poetic about Dylan or tell me how Neil Diamond and Carole King penned hits for the Monkees. I bet you could. Perhaps you'd even get scientific and tell me about the intricate melodies of Bacharach and Gershwin and how "Our Prayer" is really a lost bit of classical music, on acid. That's all well and good but if you're in mind for a rugged ultra-cool sexy songwriter then you really ne... MORE
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Lee Hazlewood, best known for the boots in which Nancy Sinatra walked has died Saturday at his home in Henderson, Nevada at the age of 78.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
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Perhaps it's just coincidence but there's definitely something eerie about posting about Mr. Hazlewood two days before he died. I wonder if he'll get a fraction of the press of Bergman and Antonioni?
For those inclined, Pitchfork has posted some excellent videos of the man in action: http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44677-lee-hazlewood-rip
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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.
