“You stay in the car and go up to the window. Hazlewood said of their November wedding, sitting in his living room in a small, tidy house. And he married his longtime girlfriend, Jeane Kelley, in a drive-through ceremony in Las Vegas.
He has released his swan song, the quirky album “Cake or Death,” which hit stores last week. He has already given away most of his gold and platinum records, which he earned making hits for Duane Eddy, Dean Martin and Nancy Sinatra, including “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” one of the most famous pop songs of all time. He has chosen his epitaph: “Didn’t he ramble,” referring to his loner-drifter nature. He has decided he wants to be cremated, and to have his ashes strewn on a Swedish island where he composed some of his favorite songs. So he has been preparing for what he calls his impending “dirt nap.” Hazlewood, the reclusive singer, songwriter and producer doesn’t have much time left, maybe a year if he’s lucky. Suffering excruciating pain from renal cancer, Mr.
