Lee Hazelwood - Lee Hazelwood Story 1955-1962: Fools Rebel Rousers & Girls On DeathRowThe late LEE HAZLEWOOD is one of R&R and Pop's most iconic cult figures, with a huge reputation as a producer, songwriter and singer. This 35 track compilation presents an eclectic selection of rarities, juxtaposed alongside a handful of his early hits. Hazelwood's early productions are particularly collectable, notably his own recordings. Included herein are his five earliest known demo's, from 1955 56, which highlight his distinctive, resonant

and often speak to precarity and dread

interviews

Rudolf Moser

A wrenching

Orchestre Billy Max

As he rightly points out

Co-written by himself and Celine Sciamma (who wrote the award winning French Film Waterlillies / La Naissance des Pieuvres) and starring Chilly

Alex Harding on baritone sax and Ian Maksin on cello

and because of that I am especially a great fan of jazz and electronic music

Since lockdown in March

Lewis and Reed together backed the producer

who all grew up struggling with who they are inside and how society perceives them