Showcasing Erickson's one-of-a-kind voice (often described as a primal scream or howl) and Hall's trademark whoop-whooping ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this March 17, 2018 photo, Roky Erickson performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Erickson, the blue ...

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… ...

The singer, known as a pioneer in the psychedelic rock genre, helped found the 13th Floor Elevators when he was 18 Roky Erickson, a psychedelic rock musician who started his career in the 1960s and ...

Roky Erickson, frontman with ‘60s psychedelic rock pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators, has died at the age of 71, his family confirmed. No cause was given. Underappreciated during the four-year period ...

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 ...

The golden age of psychedelia certainly had its well-known icons. But for every big name in the genre, there’s at least another underrated musician who helped make the genre what it is today. I’d ...

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 ...

2021 marks two years since the world lost psychedelic-rock pioneer Roky Erickson, best known both his solo work and for being the leader of The 13th Floor Elevators. Archival label Light in the Attic ...

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. Erickson’s death ...

Don’t be surprised if the opening song on Roky Erickson’s new album True Love Cast Out All Evil sounds somewhat lo-fi. And certainly don’t complain to Will Sheff, singer with much acclaimed rockers ...