Lee Hazlewood: The jingling of silver spurrs has subsided

The American country/pop singer, songwriter, and record producer Lee Hazlewood died on the 4th of August. He passed away in his home in Las Vegas after a long battle with renal (kidney) cancer.
He had expressed his wish to be cremated and have his ashes "strewn on a Swedish island where he composed some of his favorite songs." According to Swedish newspaper SvD this would be the island of Gotland. If his wish is fulfilled he will, by the way, be resting close to Ingmar Bergman...


Lee Hazlewood and Siw Malmkvist singing "Summer Wine" in a Swedish TV special "Love and other Crimes" from 1968.

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Music: Lee Hazlewood - Cowboy in Sweden

Actually I have had the exact same post title before (2006-02-20) but it is not repost. This time it is the great RYP and his TWILIGHTZONE! who is sharing this great album from 1970. If you don't have it already I suggest you consider seizing this opportunity!

Lee Hazlewood - Cowboy in Sweden

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Not long ago I told you about the sad news that Mr Hazlewood is ill but also the happy news of his new record Cake or Death (link to that post).

Music: Lee Hazlewood is ill

I'm reading that 77 years old singer/songwriter Lee Hazelwood has contracted kidney cancer and has less than a year left to live. On the bright side he is releasing his (probably) last album - Cake or Death.

Listen to one track here!

Video: Lee Hazlewood

Lee Hazlewood & Nina Lizell: "Vem Kan Segla Förutan Vind"

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I have never been able to decide whether this is really beautiful or just plain cheese...

Check out my Lee Hazlewood Playlist.

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