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-'''Lee Hazlewood''' ([[9 July]] [[1929]] – [[4 August]] [[2007]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[country music|country]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[record producer]], most widely known for his work with [[Duane Eddy]] during the late fifties and [[Nancy Sinatra]] in the sixties. Hazlewood is perhaps best known for having written and produced the 1966 [[Nancy Sinatra]] U.S./U.K. #1 hit, "[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin']]" and "[[Summer Wine]]". He also wrote "How Does That Grab Ya, Darlin'", "Friday's Child", "So Long, Babe, "Sugar Town" and many others for Sinatra. Among his most well-known vocal performances is [[Some Velvet Morning]], a 1967 duet with Nancy Sinatra. Hazlewood performed that song along with "Jackson" and "See the Little Children" on her 1967 television special ''[[Movin' With Nancy]]''. He wrote the theme song "The Last of the Secret Agents" for the [[The Last of the Secret Agents|1966 spy-spoof film]]. Nancy Sinatra, who had a role in the film, recorded the song for the soundtrack. For [[Frank Sinatra]]'s 1967 detective movie, ''[[Tony Rome]]'', Hazlewood also wrote the theme song which was performed by Nancy. He also wrote "Houston", a 1965 U.S. hit recorded by [[Dean Martin]]. [[This Town]], a song that was recorded by Frank Sinatra that appeared on his 1969 ''Greatest Hits'' album, was written by Hazlewood. 
-==Discography==+"'''These Boots Are Made for Walkin''''" is a [[pop music|pop]] song composed by [[Lee Hazlewood]] and first recorded by [[Nancy Sinatra]]. It was released in February [[1966]] and hit #1 in the United States and United Kingdom Pop charts. Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial (see selected list below). [[Jessica Simpson]] made #14 in the United States in 2005 with her version based on the movie: ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. [[Geri Halliwell]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], and [[Geri Jewell]] also released remakes of the song.
-===1960s-1970s===+
-*1963 — ''Trouble Is a Lonesome Town''+
- +
-*1964 — ''N.S.V.I.P.''+
-*1965 — ''Friday's Child''+
-*1966 — ''The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood''+
-*1967 — ''Lee Hazlewoodism Its Cause and Cure''+
-*1968 — ''Nancy and Lee'' — a collaboration with [[Nancy Sinatra]]+
-*1968 — ''Something Special''+
-*1968 — ''Love and Other Crimes''+
-*1969 — ''The Cowboy and the Lady'' — a collaboration with [[Ann Margret]].+
-*1969 — ''Forty''+
-*1970 — ''[[Cowboy in Sweden]]'' — recorded in [[Sweden]]+
-*1971 — ''[[Requiem for an Almost Lady]]''+
-*1972 — ''Nancy and Lee Again'' — a collaboration with Nancy Sinatra+
-*1972 — ''13''+
-*1973 — ''I'll Be Your Baby Tonight''+
-*1973 — ''[[Poet, Fool or Bum]]''+
-*1974 — ''The Stockholm Kid Live at Berns''+
-*1975 — ''A House Safe for Tigers''+
-*1976 — ''20th Century Lee''+
-*1977 — ''Movin' On''+
-*1977 — ''Back on the Street Again''+
- +
-===1990s-2000s===+
-*1993 — ''Gypsies & Indians'' — a collaboration with Anna Hanski+
-*1999 — ''Farmisht, Flatulence, Origami, ARF!!! & Me...''+
-*2002 — ''For Every Solution There's a Problem''+
-*2002 — ''For Every Question There's an Answer'' — interview CD+
-*2002 — ''Bootleg Dreams & Counterfeit Demos''+
-*2003 — ''Lycanthrope Tour/Europe 2002''+
-*2004 — ''Nancy & Lee 3'' — a collaboration with Nancy Sinatra+
-*2006 — ''[[Cake or Death]]''+
 +The song is often incorrectly listed as "These Boots", "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" and "These Boots Are Made for Walking."
 +[[Category:WMC]]
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"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a pop song composed by Lee Hazlewood and first recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It was released in February 1966 and hit #1 in the United States and United Kingdom Pop charts. Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial (see selected list below). Jessica Simpson made #14 in the United States in 2005 with her version based on the movie: The Dukes of Hazzard. Geri Halliwell, Jewel, and Geri Jewell also released remakes of the song.

The song is often incorrectly listed as "These Boots", "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" and "These Boots Are Made for Walking."



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