Remembering Blaze Foley, born Michael David Fuller on December 18, 1949, in Malvern, Arkansas – he died on February 1, 1989. Foley was born Michael David Fuller in Malvern, Arkansas, but grew up in Texas. He performed in a gospel band called The Singing Fuller Family with his mother, brother and sisters. After leaving home, he performed in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, and finally Austin, Texas. He was close friends with Townes Van Zandt. His song "If I Could Only Fly" became a hit in the interpret