The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood by Lee Hazlewood released in 1966 on MGM.

Review by Mark Deming

...Hazlewood still seems to be getting used to the idea of singing lead on these sessions, and his craggy instrument, with phrasing that lurks somewhere between singing and storytelling, works fine in context, but never sounds much like anything that would have made its way onto AM radio in the mid-'60s..."These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" has a less punchy and more grandiose arrangement, while Hazlewood's vocal is full of asides about Nancy Sinatra's epochal version, almost as if it was his hit and not hers. That said, most of Hazlewood's tales are literate and effective without sounding pretentious, and "Sand," "Bugles in the Afternoon," and "My Autumn's Done Come" reflect the mature if melodramatic side of his vision...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mXw6euvIT4&list=PLPqq4mNyJqgdZPLkU4IcUhbz8lcVWU_KX&index=6

#LeeHazelwood #BillyStrange #CountryPop #NancySinatra #Music

On My Way by Barbara Dane, released on Capitol in 1962

Barbara Jean Spillman (May 12, 1927 – October 20, 2024), known professionally as Barbara Dane, was an American folk, blues, and jazz singer, guitarist, record producer, and political activist. She co-founded Paredon Records with Irwin Silber.

"Bessie Smith in stereo," wrote jazz critic Leonard Feather of Dane in the late 1950s. Time wrote of Dane: "The voice is pure, rich ... rare as a 20-carat diamond" and quoted Louis Armstrong's exclamation upon hearing her at the Pasadena jazz festival: "Did you get that chick? She's a gasser!"

“I’m On My Way” was an early civil rights anthem, a defining moment in Dane’s legacy of artistry and activism, and is deeply rooted in blues and gospel traditions that have long served as vehicles for social commentary and calls for justice. - All About Jazz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0YrT_KDIxo&list=OLAK5uy_lV7YSxCS6ZL9ARofqrUfRytSYsFP4ixU8

#barbaradane #blues #northernsoul #civilrights #leehazelwood #billystrange

Nancy Sinatra's cover of Sonny & Cher's "Bang Bang" with Billy Strange on guitar. Expected campy & kitschy. Instead I got nuanced, stripped to the bone, damned effective. Not a fan of the channel's intro/outro music, but I still had to share. Edit: Huge thanks to @voltagex for the snipped URL.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/KQsr8v1qBuk?start=15&end=168

If you have trouble with the embed link, here's a URL that starts past the intro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQsr8v1qBuk&t=15s

#music #nancySinatra #billyStrange #wreckingCrew #bangBang

Clean Up Your Own Backyard (1969). Written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange. Perf. by Elvis Presley: https://open.spotify.com/track/20GSP7IS8kOrqQVb1j308Y

#country #elvispresley #macdavis #billystrange