Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947, died May 31, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Austin, Texas. He was a founding member of the
13th Floor Elevators, who are considered to be one of the first two bands to ever use the word "
psychedelic" ( + see
The Deep) to describe rock music. See also
Roky Erickson & the Aliens and
Roky Erickson & The Explosives. In 1969 the band were all arrested for possession of marijuana and Roky was incarcerated in Rusk State Hospital for the Criminally Insane where he rep…
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