These boots are made for walkin’, and that’s just what they do
And one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you.

Songwriter, producer. Architect of hit careers for Duane Eddy, Nancy Sinatra. Inspiration for Phil Spector, Sonic Youth, Nick Cave and a cast of thousands.

Biographies: Wikipedia, All Music Database.

The New York Times got its obituary in early, with a farewell piece back in January, long since paywalled. You can find it at The Age.

(via Madame Levy, who is setting up an email account for fans and friends to pass their condolences to the family)