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American singer-songwriter (1949–1989)

Musical artist

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.

Background

Foley was born Michael David Fuller in Malvern, Arkansas on December 18, 1949.^[2] He grew up in San Antonio, Texas and performed in a gospel band called The Singing Fuller Family with his mother, brother, and sisters.^[2] As a child, Blaze contracted polio, and as a consequence, one of his legs was shorter than the other, causing him to drag his foot while walking.^[3] He was nicknamed "Deputy Dawg" early in his career.^[4] In the spring of 1975, he was living in a small artists' community just outside Whitesburg, Georgia when he met Sybil Rosen.^[4] Rosen and Foley were in a relationship and decided to leave the artist community together to support his