Roger Kynard " Roky " Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius," [1] he was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre in the 1960s, as well as horror rock in the 1970s and 80s. [2]

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Jun 7, 2019 · Roky Erickson, lead visionary of psych-rock legends the 13th Floor Elevators, passed away last week due to unknown causes, but his music will continue to leave deep impressions.

May 31, 2022 · When the set ended a euphoric hour later with a powerful version of the 1966 cult classic "You're Gonna Miss Me," the former 13th Floor Elevators frontman reviving the banshee wail that turned Janis Joplin into a rocker, the crowd demanded an encore with such intensity that if it hadn't gotten one, there probably would have been a riot.

Roky Erickson was born in 1947, to Roger Erickson and Evelyn Kynard. They dubbed him “Roky” after the first two letters in their first and last names.

Jun 4, 2019 · The pantheon of acid casualties in rock is a hallowed and tragic honor. The 13th Floor Elevators’ frontman Roky Erickson has at last ascended.

Jan 13, 2025 · Frontman Roky Erickson’s reverb-soaked guitar attack twisted with Tommy Hall’s hypnotic electric jug, cutting a distinctly surreal yet raw hard blues that effectively scored flower power while keeping one foot in the southern underground. They were also keen devourers of copious amounts of LSD.

Jun 6, 2019 · Psychedelic and punk rock pioneer Roky Erickson has died. He was 71. Erickson sang about gods and monsters and kept the energetic simplicity of rock ‘n’ roll alive. Once, when asked where his melodies came from, he said that “the very best ones are sent from heaven by Buddy Holly. The rest take the better part of an afternoon to rip off.”

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