KNCE Outlaw Country with Wil Burlin, 20 ABC Mesa Road, El Prado, NM (2026)

07/23/2026

This song is a certified banger.

The Drive-By Truckers perform "Where's Eddie" live on Sound Opinions.

07/19/2026

HE WROTE SONGS THAT WILLIE NELSON AND MERLE HAGGARD RECORDED, YET WHEN HE DIED, HIS FRIENDS HAD TO PASS A HAT JUST TO AFFORD A GRAVESITE.

In the world of music, we often mistake success for a series of chart numbers and estate valuations. Blaze Foley is the ultimate proof that you can be a genius and a ghost at the same time. He was a man who mended his boots with silver duct tape, slept on the floors of dive bars, and moved through life with a brilliant, shattered heart that refused to be tamed by the Nashville machine. Blaze didn't belong to the industry; he belonged to the road. He was a nomad who lived in the orbit of legends like Townes Van Zandt—men who understood that a song is often the only thing worth keeping when everything else has fallen apart. He wrote "If I Could Only Fly," a masterpiece so pure that Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard felt compelled to record it together. Yet, while their voices were being heard by millions, the man who wrote the lines was still struggling to keep his own life afloat. The end came in 1989 in an Austin living room, a violent confrontation over money that ended with a rifle shot. Blaze was only 39. A jury would later acquit his killer, leaving behind a version of the story that his friends never truly accepted. But by then, the tragedy was already complete: Blaze Foley had died without a cent to his name. There was no estate, no safety net—just a body that his friends had to raise money to bury. They honored him in the only way that made sense: they covered his coffin in that same silver duct tape he’d used to keep his life together. Today, Blaze Foley is a name whispered in awe by songwriters like John Prine and Lucinda Williams. His music has finally escaped the wreckage of the life he led, proving that while he could never find stability, he could always find the truth. The world didn't recognize him while he was breathing, but they haven't been able to stop singing his words ever since.

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07/19/2026

First this publicity stunt made Twin Temple famous but backfired on Charlie.

07/10/2026

07/03/2026

Recently, the 3rd generation performer showed his face and piped up to tout throwback country artist Kelsey Rae Copeland. "The Patsy Cline/Loretta Lynn of the younger generation," Hank3 said in a post.