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Erickson was born in Dallas, Texas to Roger and Evelyn Erickson, and had four younger brothers. The nickname "Roky", a contraction of his first and middle names, was given to him by his parents. [2] His father, an architect and civil engineer, was stern and disapproving of Erickson's countercultural attitudes, once forcibly cutting his son's hair rather than allow him to grow it out Beatles ...
4 giu 2019 · The rock world was stunned when Roger Kynard Erickson, known to the world by his nickname “Roky,” passed away suddenly at the age of 71. It was shocking to a community that is, unfortunately,...
31 mag 2019 · 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson, a psychedelic rock icon whose career was cut short due to debilitating mental illness and years spent in a Texas mental hospital, has died of...
3 giu 2019 · Roky Erickson, a defining force in psychedelic rock in the 1960s and the stuff of rock lore ever since, died on Friday. He was 71. His brother Mikel posted news of his death on Facebook. The...
Roky Erickson. Roger Kynard Erickson, meglio noto come Roky Erickson ( Dallas, 15 luglio 1947 – Austin, 31 maggio 2019 [1] ), è stato un cantante, compositore, chitarrista e armonicista statunitense, membro fondatore dei The 13th Floor Elevators . Divenne famoso per i suoi dischi acustici, in prevalenza registrazioni in Lo-Fi che ...
1 giu 2019 · NEW YORK (AP) — Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s that scored with “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” has died. He was 71.
1 giu 2019 · Roky Erickson — lead vocalist and principal songwriter for the psychedelic band the 13th Floor Elevators and one of the leading lights of Texas rock — died Friday in Austin. He was 71.
