Nancy Sinatra

Genres:	Action & Adventure • Big Band & Swing • Comedy • Documentaries • Drama • Easy Listening • Horror • Musicals & The Arts • Pop / Rock • Television • Vocals
Descriptive "tags":	soul • oldies • doo wop • northern soul • motown • 50s • 60s • rock
Decades Active:	1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Artist Compilations:	Frank Sinatra (with Nancy Sinatra)
Links online:	BBC Music • IMDb • Wikipedia

Biography

8 June 1940, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Determined not to rest on the laurels of famous father, Frank Sinatra, Nancy spent several years taking lessons in music, dance and drama. She made an impressive appearance in 1959 on the Frank Sinatra/ Elvis Presley television special, and two years later made her recording debut with ‘Cuff Links And A Tie Clip’. From 1960-65, she was married to pop singer Tommy Sands. Further releases were combined with a budding acting career until 1966 when, having teamed with producer/songwriter Lee Hazlewood, Nancy enjoyed an international smash with the sultry number 1 ‘These Boots Are Made For Walkin’’. It’s descending bass line on every verse made it one of the most recognisable hits of 1966. ‘How Does That Grab You, Darlin’’, ‘Friday’s Child’, and ‘Sugar Town’, all entered the US Top 40, before ‘Somethin’ Stupid’, a duet with her father, gave the...

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