Blaze Foley
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Biography
Blaze Foley may have only lived to the age of 39, but in that time he became an almost legendary figure among friends and colleagues. Born Michael David Fuller on December 18, 1949, he grew up singing with his with his relations as The Singing Fuller Family, a gospel act. He moved to a commune in the 70s, and met Sybil Rosen, who would prove to be his muse and his wife. Inspired by his new love, he began a music career in earnest, and the two settled in Austin where he became tight with Texas singer-songwriter Towns Van Zandt. He played live and continued to write songs that mixed honesty, humor, and his own quirky sensibilities, all while living a peripatetic life. A series of unfortunate events kept any of his albums from being released in his lifetime. In 1987 Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recorded his song âIf I Could Only Flyâ He died February 1, 1989, shot by the son of an elderly friend. His legend grew after his death with artists like John Prine and Lyle Lovett recording his songs. He became the subject of songs from his old friend Van Zandt (âBlazeâs Bluesâ), as well as Kings of Leon (âReverendâ) and Lucinda Williams (âDrunken Angelâ). Rosenâs memoir of her time with Foley was adapted into the 2018 movie Blaze, directed by Ethan Hawke.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Girl Scout Cookies
- 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Alibis by Tom Smith
- Big Cheeseburgers and Good French Fries
- If I Could Only Fly
- Down Here Where I Am
- Sittin' by the Road
- Alibis
- Where Are You Now My Love
- The Way You Smile
- Let Me Ride in Your Big Cadillac
- Officer Norris
- Clay Pigeons
- Black Granite
- Picture Cards
- Ooh Love
- Life of a Texas Man
- Faded Love & Memories
- It's Just You
- Crawl Back to You
- New Slow Boat to China
- Getting over You
- Anything Less
- Cold, Cold World
