Lee Hazlewood

Country and pop iconoclast Lee Hazlewood was one of the music world's most unpredictable geniuses during a long, fruitful career. His early productions for Duane Eddy, especially 1958's echo-laden "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; and the duets the pair made range from silly ("Jackson") to strikingly weird ("Some Velvet Morning"). Hazlewood's solo recordings could be straightforward and folky (1963's Trouble Is a Lonesome Town), opulent and orche...