Remembering Blaze Foley, born on this day in 1949 in Malvern, Arkansas. Here he is performing his song “Clay Pigeons.” | Dust-to-Digital

Remembering Blaze Foley, born Michael David Fuller on December 18, 1949, in Malvern, Arkansas – he died on February 1, 1989. Foley was born Michael David Fuller in Malvern, Arkansas, but grew up in Texas. He performed in a gospel band called The Singing Fuller Family with his mother, brother and sisters. After leaving home, he performed in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, and finally Austin, Texas. He was close friends with Townes Van Zandt. His song "If I Could Only Fly" became a hit in the interpret