Roky Erickson
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Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius", he was a founding member and leader of the 13th Floor Elevators, as well as a pioneer of psych
Erickson in 1995
Erickson performing at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Erickson and the Explosives at Bumbershoot festival (2007)
Erickson receiving a lifetime achievement award from Billy Gibbons at the Austin Music Awards (2008)
The Evil One
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The Evil One is the first album by American psychedelic horror rock band Roky Erickson and the Aliens. The album was Erickson's first after his time with the band the 13th Floor Elevators and several
Roky Erickson
…be released in two "overlapping" LPs – Roky Erickson and the Aliens (released in the UK by CBS, 1980) - also called TEO, Five Symbols, or Runes - and The Evil One (415 Records, 1981). In between recording sessions, Erickson was repeatedly slipped drugs by fans at the shows they would play in San Francisco. Luckin…
1981 US release
Blieb Alien lead guitarist Doug Sahm
Poster for I Walked with a Zombie (1943), one of many films that inspired Roky Erickson's songs