Ethan Hawke spotlights a little-known legend in 'Blaze'

[The Patriot]

Ethan Hawke spotlights a little-known legend in 'Blaze'

09-20-2018 05:27 AM

Ethan Hawke had long been enchanted by the songs of mysterious singer-songwriter Blaze Foley. Foley wrote songs like "If I Could Only Fly," that Willie Nelson covered and would go on to become a Merle Haggard hit, and “Clay Pigeons,” which John Prine covered. Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams wrote songs about him after his death at age 39 — he was shot in 1989. And yet his is a name that few outside of the Austin music scene would know.


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