May 31, 2019(2019-05-31) (aged 71) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Psychedelic rock
garage rock
acid rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
harmonica
piano
Years active
1964–2019
Labels
Columbia
CBS
Restless
Pink Dust
Enigma Records
Five Hours Back
Fan Club
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Triple X
Emperor Jones
Norton
New Rose
Swordfish
Formerly of
13th Floor Elevators
Musical artist
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.[1]
^Dorian Lynskey (June 8, 2007). ""The man who went too high". The Guardian. June 8, 2007". London: Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of...
from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and vocalist RokyErickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland. The...
covered the Erickson song "It's a Cold Night for Alligators" for the tribute album Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to RokyErickson. Cook was...
True Love Cast Out All Evil is a 2010 album by RokyErickson, his first album of new material in 14 years. Produced by Okkervil River's Will Sheff, the...
Evil One is a 1981 debut album by American psychedelic rock singer RokyErickson with his band the Aliens, after his time with the band 13th Floor Elevators...
Gremlin Have Pictures is a solo album by 13th Floor Elevators singer RokyErickson, released in 1986. Described by Billboard writer Morgan Enos as "a grab-bag...
All That May Do My Rhyme is an album by the American musician RokyErickson. It was released in 1995 on Trance Syndicate Records, an independent record...
Easter Everywhere It featured two bass players: the 1968 lineup of RokyErickson, Stacy Sutherland, Tommy Hall, Danny Thomas, and Duke Davis was amended...
designed band, conceptually inspired by friend and fellow musician, RokyErickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, naming the group the Moving Sidewalks...
of the 3-Eyed Men" box set on CD 4 with the following bonus tracks. RokyErickson – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica Stacy Sutherland – lead guitar Tommy...
Einstein, his brother thought the psychiatric treatment made him worse. RokyErickson, American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist Frances...
Limited v. Evelyn Kynard Erickson in her Capacities as Attorney-in-Fact for RokyErickson and as Trustee of the RokyErickson Trust--Appeal from 250th...
Analog Set, Furry Things, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and RokyErickson. Although defunct, Trance Syndicate is survived by the Emperor Jones...
(1999) RokyErickson Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to RokyErickson (1990, 2017) May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to RokyErickson (2021)...
player at the start of the batting order Openers, first poetry book from RokyErickson, later followed by Openers II Opening act, a performance by an introductory...
Their 2010 collaboration as a backing band with psychedelic rocker RokyErickson yielded True Love Cast Out All Evil. In 2011, Okkervil River released...
O.L. "Eyes Without a Face" by The Flesh Eaters "Burn the Flames" by RokyErickson "Dead Beat Dance" by The Damned "Take a Walk" by Tall Boys "Love Under...
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