Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra (née Barbato) and is known for her 1965 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer in November 1957 with an appearance on her father's ABC-TV variety series but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan. In early 1966 she had a transatlantic number-one hit with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". A TV promo clip from the era features Sinatra in high boots, accompanied by colorfully dressed go-go dancers, in what is now considered an iconic Swinging Sixties look. The song was written by Lee Hazlewood, who wrote and produced most of her hits and sang with her on several duets. As with all of Sinatra's 1960s hits, "Boots" featured Billy Strange as arranger and conductor.
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Links to Peel[]
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Official Music Video)
Whilst Peel was in America working for KMEN in the mid 60's, Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', a big hit in America, peaked at number 1 in the KMEN British Pop Top Ten in February 1966, which the DJ was hosting. When he came back to the UK working for Radio London and BBC Radio One, he never played any of her tunes, although he did play covers of her songs from artists that he played on his shows. Her influence on many artists included Siouxsie Sioux, who played her song, 'Bang Bang', whilst sitting in for Peel in 2004 when he was on holiday in Peru.
Shows Played[]
- 2004
- 20 October 2004: Bang Bang (LP - The Best of Cult Fiction) Virgin
- 25 Feb 1966: These Boots Are Made For Walking (#1)
Covered[]
(The list below was compiled only from the Cover Versions page of this site. Please add more information if known.)
Artist | Track | First Known Play
- Barry Adamson, Anita Lane & The Thought System Of Love: These Boots Are Made For Walking (Nox Fresh mix) 22 June 1991
- Big Flame: These Boots Are Made For Walking (session) 25 February 1985
- Cagney And Lacee: By The Way 07 May 1997
- Camera Obscura: Sugartown (session) 07 March 2002
- feedtime: Lightning's Girl 15 August 1988
- Pale Saints: Kinky Love 14 July 1991
- Pure Hell: These Boots Are Made For Walking 07 November 1978
- Scientists: You Only Live Twice 16 November 1985 (BFBS)
- Unwanted: These Boots Are Made For Walking 29 March 1978