Nobody heard records of you playing whatever the melody was on those low strings. It worked out good, you know, about 25 or 26 million records later. I guess it worked out alright.

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.