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Lee Hazlewood was a singer, writer and producer

Singer and songwriter Lee Hazlewood, who wrote These Boots are Made for Walkin' with Nancy Sinatra, has died at the age of 78.

Hazlewood wore many hats - singer, musician, songwriter, producer, disc jockey, talent spotter and producer.

He was a charismatic and influential performer who also produced Duane Eddy and Gram Parsons as well as Nancy Sinatra.

A pioneer of country rock, his admirers included Belle and Sebastian, Nick Cave and Lambchop.

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But it was his collaboration with Nancy Sinatra, for whom he wrote unforgettable hits like These Boots are Made for Walkin' and that paean to LSD, Sugartown, which brought Hazlewood perhaps his greatest fame.

Born in July 1929 in Mannford, Oklahoma, Barton Lee Hazlewood was the son of an oilman who also organised local dances.

After studying medicine at Dallas's Southern Methodist University, Hazlewood served in the US Army, including a spell as a DJ in Korea during the