Roky Erickson
American psychedelic rock musician
United States • 1947-07-15 – 2019-05-31
Biography
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) 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 psychedelic rock music during the mid to late 1960s. Additionally, he founded the band Roky Erickson and the Aliens in the late 1970s.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Songs For The Deaf
2002
The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
1966
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968)
1972
Screamadelica
1991
My Woman
2016
Easter Everywhere
1967
If You Have Ghost
2013
High Fidelity (Original Soundtrack)
2000
The Evil One
1987
Fire
2003
The Return Of The Living Dead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985
Rite Here Rite Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2024
Honey's Dead
1992
The Perfect Prescription
1987
I.
2012
Jehovahkill
1992
Sound Of Confusion
1986
Bull Of The Woods
1969
You're Gonna Miss Me
1966
Don't Slander Me
1986
Gremlins Have Pictures
1986
3-Way Tie (For Last)
1985
Radios Appear
1977
Phases
2017
Credited work
1,535 releases · 338 albums · active 1966–2026
- Performance · 3,690
- Other credits · 147
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Summit Sound Studio · Trafalgar Studios · Music Lane · Rockfield Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- 13th Floor Elevators
- Spacemen 3
- The 13th Floor Elevators
- Roky Erickson And The Aliens
- Antiseen
- Primal Scream
- DMZ (2)