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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- The evil one
- I Have Always Been Here Before
- Openers II
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Film & TV
Austin, Texas, USA
Known for
- I've Got Levitation2018
- Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead — Self2016
- Roky Erickson & The Black Angels: Night of the Vampire — Himself2010
- You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson — Self2007
- Demon Angel: A Day and Night With Roky Erickson1995
- Demon Angel : A Day And Night With Roky Erickson — Self1984
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 150,200
- Total plays
- 2,870,955
Tags
psychedelicrocksinger-songwriterclassic rockGarage Rock
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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Roky+Eri
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Austin
- Place of death
- Austin
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- rock music
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.rokyerickson.net
- Image
- Roky Erickson by Ron Baker.jpg
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- Commons category
- Roky Erickson
- date of birth
- 1947-07-15
- date of death
- 2019-05-31
- birth name
- Roger Kynard Erickson
- pseudonym
- Roky Erickson
- medical condition
- schizophrenia
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- web feed URL
- stream2.pusatmovie21.us/feed
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