Images - Blaze Foley

Enjoy this collection of photos, Ezalb’s whimsical art and other images from Blaze’s short but creative life. If you use any of these images, you must contact the owner of the image for release and attribution. Contact the website at webadmin@blazefoley.com if you need help contacting the rights owner. Thank you.

Photos of Blaze from family, friends and fans. Hover over a photo to see who took the photo. If you use any of these photos, contact the owner for a release and give proper credit to the owner. Contact this site owner if you need contact information.

Blaze wearing tall marching band helmt, playing guitar smiling to camera

Photo from Debbie and Larry Wilson

Blaze performing at Corky's in Houston, Texas circa 1979. Blaze and Gurf had bought a bunch of marching band helmets at a thrift store and the band wore them that night.

Blaze with cowboy hat, "E.T" hatband, playing guitar

Photo by CP Vaughn

Blaze performing at the Backyard in Austin, Texas, circa 1988

Blaze with cowboy hat sitting on chair playing guitar

Photo from Elliot and Janice Rogers

Blaze performing at the Showdown Salon in Austin, Texas circa 1982

Blaze with beard, singing into microphone and playing guitar

Photo from Andy Freer

Blaze, circa 1985, performing at The Mansion in west Georgia. He's standing on top of a cooler, the only space available for a "stage."

A young Depty Dawg, before he was Blaze, in beard playing guitar

Photo from Will Land

An early photo of Depty Dawg, before he was Blaze Foley, in a friend's living room

Photo by Cathy Hubach

The black granite headstone of Blaze Foley, in Live Oak Cemetery just south of Manchaca, Texas, deep south Austin. Photo by Cathy Balch

Blaze sitting on porch of a saloon, playing guitar for people

Photo by Dana Kolflat

Blaze Foley on the porch of Spellman's, Austin circa 1985

Black & white photo of Blaze in sunglasses at night, playing guitar

Photo by Dana Kolflat

Blaze Foley, circa 1983

Photo by CP Vaughn

Blaze performing for friends at the River Bottom Festival, circa 1988

Photo from Sybil Rosen

Depty (Blaze) and Sybil posing on the front porch of their treehouse in west Georgia.

Blaze in cowboy hat, "Voice of the People" hatband, holding a twelve string guitar

Photo from Justin Hess

Blaze, posing for a publicity shot for Heartland Records, circa 1987

Blaze in cowboy hat, "E.T." hatband sitting on cooler playing guitar

Photo by CP Vaughn

Blaze performing for friends at the River Bottom Festival, circa 1988

Blaze in cowboy hat playing guitar with bass player in background

Photo from Ryan Rader

Blaze performing at the Austin Out House circa 1987

Blaze in red/black plaid shirt, felt cowboy hat painted with blue and red magic marker playing guitar with band

Photo from David Scoggins

Blaze performing his final gig at Hank's Bar and Grill, January 1989. He was invited to play a few songs at Tom Smith's gig and was asked to stay on stage and finish the set. Leland Waddell on drums.

Group photo of Rex Bell in sunglasses, Townes Van Zandt in black Fedora and Blaze Foley with ductxedo and duct tape cowboy hat

Photo from Unknown

Rex Bell, Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley (left to right), unknown location, circa 1981

Blaze when he was Depty Dawg, with cowboy hat sitting on a stool playing a guitar

Photo from Will Land

Depty Dawg, circa 1978

Blaze with mustache and fedora sitting crosslegged on the grass playing a guitar

Photo by CP Vaughn

Blaze performing in the backyard of the Soapcreek Salon, circa 1983

Blaze sitting on picnic bench, playing guitar

Photo by CP Vaughn

Taken in the backyard of Soapcreek Salon, circa 1983

Blaze in tuxedo shirt/jacket and fuzzy orange wig playing guitar

Photo from Gurf Morlix

Blaze Foley performing at Corky's in Houston, Texas circa 1979

Blaze sitting on running board of old pickup truck, playing guitar with people around

Photo from Will Land

Depty Dawg, before he was Blaze, playing for friends. Brad Hutchinson is sitting next to Depty in this photo.

The art of Ezalb Yelof (Blaze Foley spelled backwards). During the late 80’s, Blaze had a serious case of writer’s block. During this time, he turned to magic markers and any kind of material he could find to make decorative, primitive art akin to Peter Max and other artists who fill the entire canvas with complementary and contrasting colors.