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Blaze Foley

The colorful however tragic existence of Austin singer/songwriter Blaze Foley — who was simply shot and killed in 1989, at age 39, while trying to guard an elderly friend — reads just like the most heart-piercing of country ballads. It’s no question then that remarkable performers like Foley’s friend and …

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