{"product_id":"various-artists-sittin-with-blaze-a-tribute-to-blaze-foley-cd-617308069631","title":"Various Artists “Sittin' With Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley” CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PREORDER. IT SHIPS NOVEMBER 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrders containing this preorder and other items ship together when all items are available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucinda Williams and Lucy Dacus join a 13-artist tribute to Blaze Foley.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe songs draw on Foley's early Georgia \"tree house\" recordings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtwork by Foley appears across the gatefold and track sleeves; Joe Nick Patoski wrote the notes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blaze Foley, Townes Van Zandt, Lucinda Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericana royalty and Blaze Foley's Austin running buddy, Lucinda Williams anchor an assemblage of thirteen contemporary artists covering classic early Blaze recordings. Lucy Dacus, Uncle Lucius, Phosphorescent, John R. Miller, and Angela Autumn, along with seven other contemporary songwriters contribute tracks reflecting early recordings from Blaze's 'tree house' days in Georgia. Those recordings were originally released by Lost Art Records as 'Sittin' by the Road' in 2010 from demos made by Blaze in the mid-1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther artists contributing tracks to the project are Willie Watson, Cactus Lee, Dylan Earl, Riley Downing, Joshua Ray Walker, Twain, and John Moreland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time of Blaze's tragic murder in 1989 he was little known outside of Austin's renegade musician circles. He is now revered among the pantheon of Texas' great songwriters. Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Willliams both penned moving tributes to Blaze. His songs have been covered by John Prine, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, Billy Strings, and Willie Nelson. This project will expand Blaze's reach to a new audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlaze was also a visual artist. Package design incorporates elements of Blaze's art on the gatefold panels. Sleeve is printed on both sides and highlights each of the 13 tracks with one of Blaze's original images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiner notes by famed Texas music writer Joe Nick Patoski.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Knhy89drJ9Y\" title=\"Listen on YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUPC: 617308069631\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42972137488464,"sku":"midheaven","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/4838\/files\/1200x1200bb_9af8735c-4ad4-4f3f-a8f4-65166008e7a0.jpg?v=1790361070","url":"https:\/\/deadtankrecords.com\/products\/various-artists-sittin-with-blaze-a-tribute-to-blaze-foley-cd-617308069631","provider":"Dead Tank Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}