Roky Erickson, an heroic icon of modern rock & roll and one of the best friends the music ever had, died in Austin, Texas today. Born there on July 15, 1947, Erickson had a visionary zeal rarely seen ...

The father of Texas psychedelia and an originator of the garage rock template, Roky Erickson would have deserved a respected place in rock history if only for the ageless tracks he recorded with the… ...

We sadly lost psychedelic rock legend and 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson last week, and not surprisingly — since his influence spread far and wide — many musicians paid tribute to him ...

Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm play at Gemini’s, future location of Raul’s, for writer Margaret Moser’s 23rd birthday party, May 16 1977 Credit: Photo by Ken Hoge Throughout the history of rock’n’roll in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roky Erickson, the former singer of Texas-based psychedelic rock band The 13th Floor Elevators, has died at the age of 71 on ...

In this March 17, 2018 photo, Roky Erickson performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor ...

"One of the great rock & roll singers stood on the stage with his arms crossed. He uncrossed them and crossed them again. He yawned. Then he sang a verse of one of his songs, 'Don't Slander Me.' His ...

Roky Erickson should have been one of rock & roll’s biggest tragedies. In the late 1960s, drugs, mental illness and institutionalization collided for the pioneering 13th Floor Elevators frontman. His ...

Jeff Tweedy has released a cover of Roky Erickson’s “For You (I’d Do Anything),” from the upcoming compilation, May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to ...

Throughout a career that spanned six decades, Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson — who died Friday at the age of 71 — wrote and sang songs that mystified and captivated the rock establishment. His band from ...

NEW YORK – 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,” ...

While Roky Erickson still offers a look over the edge into the abyss, his is one comeback that has made it all the way back. He can still sing with an intense, spine-tingling howl that sounds ...