Lee Hazlewood: Nancy Sinatra Hitmaker Behind These Boots Are Made for Wa

Lee Hazlewood was an American songwriter, singer and record producer. Born Barton Lee Hazlewood on July 9, 1929, in Mannford, Oklahoma, he started as a disc jockey in Phoenix.

He produced guitarist Duane Eddy's twangy hits in the late 1950s and wrote and produced Nancy Sinatra's 1966 No. 1 hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'." The duo also recorded "Some Velvet Morning" and "Summer Wine." His own albums had a cult following in later years.

Hazlewood lived in Sweden for about ten years in the 1970s. He was married three times and had two children, Debbie and Mark Lee, with his first wife. He died of renal cancer in Henderson, Nevada, on August 4, 2007, at age 78.

Achievements: Wrote and produced "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (1966), produced Duane Eddy.

Birth: July 9, 1929 - Mannford, Oklahoma.

Profession: Songwriter and producer.

Interesting Facts: He wrote and produced much of Nancy Sinatra's 1960s output.