The late singer-songwriter Blaze Foley was a Texas legend noted for-among other things-an obsession with duct tape. Often homeless and doubtless suffering from some sort of bi-polar disease, Blaze was one of the last of the real troubadours. This clip of him performing at a backyard wedding reveals the depth of his artistry on a song recorded by Merle Haggard after Foley's untimely shooting death.
My old pal Wrecks Bell-at whose Galveston club the Old Quarter Foley's driver license is duct taped to the wall-tells a great story of Blaze claiming the BFI initials found on dumpsters referred to "Blaze Foley Inside!".
Dig this beautiful and deeply moving performance.
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