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Michael David Fuller (December 18, 1949 – February 1, 1989), better known by his stage name Blaze Foley, was an American country music singer-songwriter, poet, and artist active in Austin, Texas.
Feb 1, 2008 · BLAZE FOLEY - IF I COULD ONLY FLY. This video is from Sharon and Lew Andre Mathews, friends of Blaze, recorded at their wedding party in 1985. Uploaded to commemorate the passing of this great...
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Aug 31, 2018 · The life and legend of Blaze Foley is now being resurrected with Blaze, a new biopic directed by actor and filmmaker Ethan Hawke, who, true to Foley’s confounding legend, once believed the...
His influential output includes the iconic “If I Could Only Fly” and haunting laments like “Clay Pigeons,” “My Reasons Why” and “Election Day.” With his duct-taped boots, Foley represents a truly punk continuation of the famous Texas outlaw music movement.
Dec 24, 1999 · Who was Blaze Foley, and why does he inspire such devotion from the few who knew him? For starters, he was Michael David Fuller. Searching for a stage name, he played off of his love for Red...
Oct 7, 2016 · His killing at age 39 continues to haunt an Austin music community that has suffered its share of cancer fatalities, drug overdoses, suicides and car wrecks, but has had little experience coping with the shooting death of one who writes songs. Blaze Foley by C.P. Vaughn.
Feb 21, 2023 · The Best Blaze Foley Songs. Blaze Foley lived his life like the country songs he penned – boldly, too often questionably, and in the end, tragically. From 1975 until his untimely death in 1989, the Duct Tape Messiah proselytized a last chance gospel of hopeless love and loveless hope.
Sep 20, 2018 · “Blaze” recounts Foley’s life as a periodically brilliant but eternally struggling musician, trying and mostly failing to make it on the roadhouse circuit.
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Aug 1, 2018 · Blaze Foley: How a Forgotten Texas Songwriter Became the Year’s Best Biopic. With 'Blaze,' Ethan Hawke decided to break all the rules by telling the story of an obscure singer who died in...
Sep 18, 2018 · One of the unsung heroes of the Texas Outlaw music movement was songwriter Blaze Foley. A new biopic directed by Ethan Hawke explores Foley's life and music.