Blaze Foley

Artist:  Blaze Foley
Birth Name:  Michael David Fuller
Born:  December 18, 1949.  Malvern, Arkansas, USA
Died:  February 1, 1989 (Aged 39).  Austin, Texas, USA
Genre:  Folk, Country-Folk, Contemporary Folk, Political Folk, Country
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Blaze Foley was an American Singer and Songwriter from Austin, Texas.  He was close friends with Townes Van Zandt.  His song "If I Could Only Fly", became a hit in the interpretation of Merle Haggard, and "Election Day" was covered by Lyle Lovett, "Clay Pigeons" was covered by John Prine.  He was shot and killed in 1989, at the age of 39, while trying to defend an elderly friend.

Title:  The Dawg Years  (2010)
Genre:  Folk, Country-Folk, Contemporary Folk, Political Folk, Country
Label:  Fat Possum
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  You'll Get Yours Aplenty  (2:09)
 2.  I Should Have Been Home  (2:11)
 3.  Tree House Lullaby  (2:12)
 4.  Election Day  (2:32)
 5.  Let Me Ride In Your Big Cadillac  (2:42)
 6.  The Moonlight Song  (2:36)
 7.  Cold, Cold World  (2:35)
 8.  Instrumental  (1:46)
 9.  Fat Boy  (2:59) 
10. Cosmic Doo Doo  (1:49)
11. Crawl Back To You  (2:22)
12. June Or September  (2:40)
13. Livin' In The Woods In A Tree  (2:09)
14. Basil's Song  (2:10)
15. Rudee Down In New Orleans  (2:08)
16. New Wave Blues  (2:11)
17. Big Chief Hightower  (1:48)
18. Big Cheeseburgers And Good French Fries  (2:30)
19. Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream  (3:05)
20. Springtime In Uganda  (4:42)

The Dawg Years is the early years album by Blaze Foley, was released on August 30, 2010 by Fat Possum, in Digipac 20 Tracks during 1976-1978.