Blaze Foley Inspires Amos Lee with a Lu Credit

@Lafayette wrote:

A top ten Amos Lee playlist that inspired his new record included a Blaze Foley song, where he credits Lucinda for the inspiration.

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/amos-lee-playlist-1013

“I think most people’s entry point to Blaze is Lucinda Williams’s ‘Drunken Angel.’ I knew about Lucinda’s relation to him and I’d listen to John Prine’s version of his ‘Clay Pigeons.’ But after touring with Lucinda, I decided to dig deeper. If he’s somebody that moved Lucinda like that, I better check that out. I wish more people knew about Blaze. ‘Cold Cold World’? Hank Williams could have written that song. If you love songs and love songwriters, he’s essential listening to me.”

Nice tribute from a guy who knows his stuff and appreciates his mentors. The first Blaze Foley song I came across (as a fan of course, a non-musician) was about Idi Amin, clever in its own way–but I dismissed him as a “novelty” songwriter. Wrong wrong wrong. As Tom Tracy and others know, Gurf Morlix pays his respects to Blaze at great length–if I may mention the “G” word in a Forum devoted first and foremost to the big “L.”