My Dad, Paul Sanchez on stand-up bass, a member of the band “The Ramblers”. If anyone went to see the band often, you may have remembered a 10 year old kid hanging around the bar.
Just got introduced recently to this man's music. I'm astounded by the quality of the lyrics and the music. If I could only fly and Clay Pigeons are absolute classics but I'm sure there are many more. R.I.P. Blaze.
It’s hard for me as a songwriter when I hear a song for the first time like Clay Pigeons..it’s like well…might as well pack this in he already made the perfect song.lol
this should be put in a museum & kept forever for future generations to learn from. Humble man & Genuine soul. we miss souls like you on this planet in these trying times. RIP Blaze i hope you are where you wanted to be.
If anyone wants to learn more about Michael David Fuller ( Blaze Foley ), I cannot recommend anything more highly than the book Living In The Woods In A Tree by Sybil Rosen, the girl the song If I Could Only Fly was written both for and about. Even were Ms Rosen not a phenomenal writer ( she is ), simply the story of Blaze Foley would be engrossing enough. But the subtlety, passion and insightful nuances of life, love and discovery, of dogged determination, of loss and regret with which Ms Rosen tells the tale is simply spell-binding. If interested, Google the title. There are many places it can be found. It really is a one-of-a-kind book.
Wow, this has got to be some of the best Blaze Foley video there is. Very rare stuff. But then, so are his recordings. Hopefully, some of those mystery master tapes will show up someday in someone's garage or something.
That was incredible. Blaze was such a beautiful, pure talent and the best harmony singer ever. The story behind that Townes footage is touching. TVZ wasn't having a good time of it and Blaze just elevated him, like a transfer of powers.
His songs sound like its 1930 something. I have listened to this a dozen times today alone. It never gets old but it feels very old. I hope that makes sense. Blaze put so much of his emotions into his songs. Thanks for the music. May you be at peace Blaze.
@@gregc.8040 Leon Redbone took oldy, really oldies from after turn of last century (1920's, 30's, etc...), and brought them back. Put in his own CHARISMA and became notorious for his mannerism that elevated him to sold out shows. Good calming strutting that I've enjoyed since early 1980's
If i could only fly is a master piece .. blaze is a great artist..everyone needs to be aware of just how important he is..atreat to see him dueting with tvz snowin on raton
To me Blaze this sounds and looks a little like Captain Beefheart or is just me that thinks this way, I bet others see and hear a little of what I have discovered. This is the first time that I got Townes and Blaze on the the screen and i and not disappointed, in fact, I and very happy to find this, both men look, sound and play great
I don't really know Beefheart...or Townes ...is this Townes Van Zandt? but what i do know is this, this guy was clearly a _major_ influence on _Alabama 3_
Heard John Prine sing if i could only fly .im a vocalist /musician ,and thats the first song of many of Blazes i have learned.hes so ignored as an artist and i think everyone should watch his documentary.
@Arbane's Sword The new guy here, he ain't no better. Told to put on pants ended up with a sweater He likes to lean in for a whiff on every little girl he tries to sniff swears his boy didn't steal no money till after the election, now ain't that funny? If you thought 45 was bad 46 will drive you mad he'll up your tax and line his pockets and give china the keys to all our lockets
Blaze drifted from my radar some years ago, but recently while researching Philip Donnolly , Blaze resurfaced . TVZ & Blaze had self-destruction buttons that were jammed in with insecurities and simple alcoholism. When you get addicted you leave all your future behind you and your hopes and dreams on a liqueur store shelf. We all got crazy in us, everybody, but most manage never to let it take hold or even know about it.... but for some of us... crazy has always been on the outside and we keep the real person hidden deep inside, except for maybe one avenue out .... that was in writing songs for those guys
Love this man. Blaze haley a true man. Love this video. Thanks so much man. Aaaaah and since it's a Blaze haley video I'm not going to comment the 1naysayer
Is it just me or some of his singing, especially on the low notes, is pretty similar to Frank Zappa's? I don't know if Zappa would ever have admitted to be inspired by a country musician, and maybe this is pure coincidence. But the funny aspects of Foley's lyrics could even have inspired Zappa's great songwriting... Maybe?
Not sure but I’d bet it’d be Musically similar to his Other songs. I’m new to him. What’s his best song? Any different sounds? Not impressed thus far. Townes is much better!
Too bad no one has footage like this of Gary Allison. However the Gary Allison's and Danny Webb's of the world just fall through cracks. They get remembered as that drunk injun and that guy who kept my trees beautiful. Gary had some amazing songs, but the police shot him down unarmed. Danny still has beautiful songs you could hear if you happen to be around lake Bastrop at some point and know the right folks. Just sayin fail to include these two in any telling of the other's stories is a major historical lapse.
They were there, and neither you nor I were. That's the diff. As for your rhetorical? Totally irrelevant. Listen up grasshopper. I recall seeing Townes as he opened up for Jerry Jeff in NYC back around this time. I know that I was attentive, had a table right at the lip of the stage and enjoyed a terrific night of music. Do I remember anything of either's performance? Fck NO. But I was there. Just sayin' . .....Enjoy what's in front of you here and now. “Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present.” - AW
NO, It very well could have been about Obama, or heaven forbid if Hillary would have won it could have been about her BUT I know songs like this are not written about the Democrats/Liberals because it seems that only the liberals feel as though they were left behind or have been cheated most of their lives! OK having said that I do Like/ enjoy Blaze Foley's songs.
This was filmed at my Dads Tribute. Clyde Buchanan's little girl...Bonnie Buchanan.
Looks like you carried on the music Bonnie, awesome.
Your Dad made a huge impression on Blaze. You could see it in his eyes and hear it in his voice. Obviously. a very talented man. 👍👍Gerry Farry.
May your life be as Blessed as Our life's were thru your Dad's!!!
🍻
Awesome.
My Dad, Paul Sanchez on stand-up bass, a member of the band “The Ramblers”. If anyone went to see the band often, you may have remembered a 10 year old kid hanging around the bar.
Beautiful he died in such an unnecessary way RIP as he said with Townes his spirit lives through all of us in song
Just got introduced recently to this man's music. I'm astounded by the quality of the lyrics and the music. If I could only fly and Clay Pigeons are absolute classics but I'm sure there are many more. R.I.P. Blaze.
clay pigeons haunts me
such a brilliant song
i know john prine covered it but nobody does it like blaze
It’s hard for me as a songwriter when I hear a song for the first time like Clay Pigeons..it’s like well…might as well pack this in he already made the perfect song.lol
this should be put in a museum & kept forever for future generations to learn from. Humble man & Genuine soul.
we miss souls like you on this planet in these trying times. RIP Blaze i hope you are where you wanted to be.
If anyone wants to learn more about Michael David Fuller ( Blaze Foley ), I cannot recommend anything more highly than the book Living In The Woods In A Tree by Sybil Rosen, the girl the song If I Could Only Fly was written both for and about. Even were Ms Rosen not a phenomenal writer ( she is ), simply the story of Blaze Foley would be engrossing enough. But the subtlety, passion and insightful nuances of life, love and discovery, of dogged determination, of loss and regret with which Ms Rosen tells the tale is simply spell-binding. If interested, Google the title. There are many places it can be found. It really is a one-of-a-kind book.
Thank You Mam !
Thankyou cant wait to read this
Excellent book reference!
I’m gonna read that thank you
very thankful this footage exists
Wow, this has got to be some of the best Blaze Foley video there is. Very rare stuff. But then, so are his recordings. Hopefully, some of those mystery master tapes will show up someday in someone's garage or something.
That was incredible. Blaze was such a beautiful, pure talent and the best harmony singer ever. The story behind that Townes footage is touching. TVZ wasn't having a good time of it and Blaze just elevated him, like a transfer of powers.
That's what Good Buds do(+)
Thank you, THANK YOU for having this available...!
BLAZE, what an artist !
That's all for now but sure miss him, could do with more of his music 👍.
His songs sound like its 1930 something. I have listened to this a dozen times today alone. It never gets old but it feels very old. I hope that makes sense. Blaze put so much of his emotions into his songs. Thanks for the music. May you be at peace Blaze.
Yes! Kind of reminds me of Leon Redbone, ever heard him?
@@jeffbaker7209 No but I will look him up. Thanks.
@@gregc.8040 Leon Redbone took oldy, really oldies from after turn of last century (1920's, 30's, etc...), and brought them back. Put in his own CHARISMA and became notorious for his mannerism that elevated him to sold out shows.
Good calming strutting that I've enjoyed since early 1980's
I looked up Leon as well.awesome thanks.
The harmonies, the backing vocals are just so sweet?
!
Love Blaze and Townes................they speak to my soul..........
Two of the Best of all time(+)
Thank you for sharing this.
Legends never die.
should have millions of views.
If i could only fly is a master piece .. blaze is a great artist..everyone needs to be aware of just how important he is..atreat to see him dueting with tvz snowin on raton
Nice to know a little more about the man.TY
Back when music and people were a real thing.....
Gold my friend thank you. Love both these fellas wish I knew them then also wish they was still with us now
This is great! Love the flute!! 💚
Weird i literally noticed it right before i read your comment.it fits oddly well with his music
I love the flute in country music. Freaking excellent!
Wonderful document. Love Blaze. Wow! what a songwriter/performer. Thank you for sharing.
Just watched the movie Blaze. Enjoyed that immensely.
Never heard of him. Love this.
Thanks for this gem..
To me Blaze this sounds and looks a little like Captain Beefheart or is just me that thinks this way, I bet others see and hear a little of what I have discovered. This is the first time that I got Townes and Blaze on the the screen and i and not disappointed, in fact, I and very happy to find this, both men look, sound and play great
I don't really know Beefheart...or Townes ...is this Townes Van Zandt? but what i do know is this, this guy was clearly a _major_ influence on _Alabama 3_
This,is the one and only Blaze Foley.
And him and Townes signing together at the end..
Oh man! The Duct tape messiah! I was born just too late, but I surely do appreciate!
Love Blaze, thanks for the uploading :)
That you for this, Ed. Wow
Can
Not
Get
Enough
Of
All Things Blaze
i didnt want that to ever end
Heard John Prine sing if i could only fly .im a vocalist /musician ,and thats the first song of many of Blazes i have learned.hes so ignored as an artist and i think everyone should watch his documentary.
So, like, the best video ever?
Sure seems like it.
Blaze, you are a true inspiration.
Wow! Blown away! Been a Blaze fan for a long time but never seen this!
Wow. Fantastic. Video treasure.
Hell ya this is awesome, thank you.
Blaze’s shadow is crazy
Yep...
Thank you for sharing this. Gosh his facial expressions are priceless.
Dude thanks for the upload.
BEAUTIFUL footage!!!! Thank You!
Blaze wuz, way out THERE !!! But, I don't CARE !
We'd need him badly now to update his Oval room song!
I agree, this song seems more appropriate now than ever.
@@mel00w he has passed on
Won't take much updating! Just things are worse now.
@Arbane's Sword The new guy here, he ain't no better.
Told to put on pants ended up with a sweater
He likes to lean in for a whiff
on every little girl he tries to sniff
swears his boy didn't steal no money
till after the election, now ain't that funny?
If you thought 45 was bad
46 will drive you mad
he'll up your tax and line his pockets
and give china the keys to all our lockets
Arbane's Sword of Agility I wish I could like this more than once 😁
good ol' Blaze, the best
Thanks Ed, this vid is a treasure!
Blaze drifted from my radar some years ago, but recently while researching Philip Donnolly , Blaze resurfaced .
TVZ & Blaze had self-destruction buttons that were jammed in with insecurities and simple alcoholism.
When you get addicted you leave all your future behind you and your hopes and dreams on a liqueur store shelf.
We all got crazy in us, everybody, but most manage never to let it take hold or even know about it.... but for some of us... crazy has always been on the outside and we keep the real person hidden deep inside, except for maybe one avenue out .... that was in writing songs for those guys
Really well-said.
@@400_billion_suns Sir/Mde , thank you. 👍👍🎵🎵
I can't even listen to TVZ without tears. Somehow Blaze always makes me smile instead.
That's a stupid comment
@@JSTNtheWZRD For people with limited comprehension maybe , not most people though.
Outstanding film. A jewel of Americana artists
Love this man. Blaze haley a true man. Love this video. Thanks so much man. Aaaaah and since it's a Blaze haley video I'm not going to comment the 1naysayer
Well done Blaze as usual the best are taken way to soon. God bless
Oval room, the way it was jazzy and bluesy is amazing.
Watch, "Blaze"...a movie produced/directed by Ethan Hawke. Ben Dickey portrays Blaze, and Charlie Sexton, portrays Townes. Fantastic work.
Blaze you left us way too early ❤️😞
Absolutely love Blaze
Blaze was such a character. It feels so strange seeing a backup band. I always got a lonely vibe from his music.
Thanks for posting this. Clyde Buchanans daughter Joyce. Blaze was like family. Love all the Austin Pickers.
Such a great talent cut short.
We love you Blaze
This golden 💛 ✨ 👌 😍 thank you.
Erg mooi. From the Netherlands ❤❤❤❤❤
splendid!
Blaze sings awesome harmony
is there any chance that’s Townes’ sax that was used, before he “hung it in a tree and shot it full of holes” ?
Oh Lordy, this is great!😺🎶
Found out about this cat from Otis Gibbs' channel.
i got the movie sitting right in front of me
what movie is it
Duct Tape Messiah - Blaze Foley Documentary.
What a cool cool cat!
LEGEND
RIP Blaze!
That's a great story
Blaze definitely deserved it! RIP 🎸
I never talked with Alex Mazlansky about Blaze
but i bet Alex was a fan
horse thieves song "pompeii" is so foley
Fantastic
I'm a bassplayer from Holland. Somewhere around 1992 I played for Blaze's headstone, with Pat Mears. Did he ever get that stone?
Yes he did. I helped organize that benefit.
is there any more footage out there of Blaze and Townes singing together?
Great great great
Is it just me or some of his singing, especially on the low notes, is pretty similar to Frank Zappa's? I don't know if Zappa would ever have admitted to be inspired by a country musician, and maybe this is pure coincidence. But the funny aspects of Foley's lyrics could even have inspired Zappa's great songwriting... Maybe?
Frank was playing in the 60s and 70s just sayin
maybe blaze took from zappa? who knows. blaze is great, that 80s era huey lewis sax guy tho lol.
Yeh Zappa was around a long time ago. Blaze sounds very much like John Prine to me more than Zappa.
Some of it
Zappa was a musical genius! Blaze sits in the same throne in my memories 🎶
If he were alive today, what song would he be singing about the Comedian in the Oval Office
Not sure but I’d bet it’d be Musically similar to his Other songs. I’m new to him. What’s his best song? Any different sounds? Not impressed thus far. Townes is much better!
Clay Pigeons
the comedian who gave you the best economy you had in your lifetime? and no wars? how about the clown you've got now who's leading us al into ww3???
@@Tokinjester Kennedy and Clinton gave me the best economy in my lifetime.
@@sjr7822 my condolences, i didn't realise you passed away before 2016 ...on the bright side, at least you can still vote for democrats 👍
Quite excellent.
Any idea what’s the location of the performance? Where in Austin was this performance?
He's the president, but I don't care, woooooahhhh woooah
...fuck! It ended....
His music with this band has a vibe similar to Jeffrey Frederick (another cult songwriter who died too soon)... sounds good!
That flute player was lit, robbed on the solo, but after... Yeah boi.... Was that Lou Farrigno???
Sit back you big stars listen and to real Genius ***
Yahoo!😺🎶
Dang, now he's The incredible sax... And robbed again... Yeah Donnie, split one.... Tf Blaze... Then cut him off... Donnie, I hope you did well....
his voice reminds me of frank zappa when he's goin a little lower haha
he's the President and Ol' Blaze don't care , sung by a dude that lived his life sleeping on other people's couches
He had a tree house some of the time
a visionaire
sang about donald
BLAZE ! 🍻🤠🍻
Hell Yeah !!
Anybody know who the guy is playing the flute
Ian Anderson, haha
Please Rave On
Too bad no one has footage like this of Gary Allison. However the Gary Allison's and Danny Webb's of the world just fall through cracks. They get remembered as that drunk injun and that guy who kept my trees beautiful. Gary had some amazing songs, but the police shot him down unarmed. Danny still has beautiful songs you could hear if you happen to be around lake Bastrop at some point and know the right folks. Just sayin fail to include these two in any telling of the other's stories is a major historical lapse.
So make a tribute, I'll watch and listen to it.
Just introduced to this guy (music) after watching the movie Blaze. What's the introduction song to this video, pllllease😁
No Goodwill Stores in Waikiki, that was pleasant trip to stumble upon. RIP Blaze
Was Leland Waddell on drums? He looks like him...
Imagine the song he would've wrote about Biden and Trump, and those other dangerous comedians.
I wonder if the audience realized that they were in the presence of a musical genius?
Jeanette Smith
no!
i‘m afraid 😟
They were there, and neither you nor I were. That's the diff. As for your rhetorical? Totally irrelevant. Listen up grasshopper. I recall seeing Townes as he opened up for Jerry Jeff in NYC back around this time. I know that I was attentive, had a table right at the lip of the stage and enjoyed a terrific night of music. Do I remember anything of either's performance? Fck NO. But I was there. Just sayin' . .....Enjoy what's in front of you here and now.
“Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present.” - AW
@@thaddeus2700 best comment ever
"The Oval Room" it sounds like he wrote that about Donald Trump, but I guess some things don't change much over time.
NO, It very well could have been about Obama, or heaven forbid if Hillary would have won it could have been about her BUT I know songs like this are not written about the Democrats/Liberals because it seems that only the liberals feel as though they were left behind or have been cheated most of their lives! OK having said that I do Like/ enjoy Blaze Foley's songs.
I just saw this video and had the same thought.
@@boatbuilder1954 Real people like Blaze dont like fakes so dont bother. He wouldn't have missed your judgement.
W w 3 is also relevant
Name a president and this would apply. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to be President.
Girl scout cookies is a song he shoulda stopped performing at 9 years old allright
WHATS THE FIIRST TRACK CALLED?
Oval room.
blazefoleymovie.com doesn't seem to be available. Is there an updated link for this movie?