When Cult Artists Die

Lee Hazlewood was one of those artists that whose albums are always on the fringe of my buying habits. British magazines seemed to love him. A couple of years ago, I almost bought one of his early 70's albums. But in the end the only stuff I have on him is on a Nancy Sinatra comp. He was a cult artist, for sure. Indie heads latched onto him, the way they do with others like him: Fred Neil, Serge Gainsborg, Scott Walker. People I've kept an eye on, but have never added to my collection. Hazlewood was an interesting character. He wrote "The Boots" and "The Fool", but I'm guessing his work with Sinatra was his peak. I may be wrong, but that's the way it works with cult acts.