Most people think about go-go boots and the swinging ’60s when they hear the name Nancy Sinatra. The singer who created the hits These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ and the 1967 James Bond theme, You Only Live Twice, brought her own legendary status to the Sinatra name.
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Sure, she got some help from her dad, but Nancy enjoyed a successful career in her own right. Apparently, it wasn’t always easy for her to have such a famous last name. “It certainly opened doors,” Nancy said once, “but it closed a lot more.” After producing 22 Top 10 singles between 1966 and 1972, she escaped from the limelight and started a family. But that didn’t stop her from reminiscing about (and dishing out the dirt on) her past.
This is the life of Nancy Sinatra.