I tell ya, I could have got some more jobs if I'd tried, but I went to Sweden instead.

He said that he loved producing and writing albums. /UK No. His first hit as a producer and songwriter was "The Fool" recorded by rockabilly artist Sanford Clark in 1956.

Barton Lee Hazlewood (July 9 1929 – August 4 2007) was an American country and pop singer songwriter and record producer most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s. Hazlewood had a distinctive baritone voice that added a resonance to his music.