| LC control no. | n 92010909 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.E733 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Erickson, Roky |
| Variant(s) | Erickson, Roger Roky Kynard |
| Located | Austin (Tex.) |
| Birth date | 1947-07-15 |
| Death date | 2019-05-31 |
| Place of birth | Dallas (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Austin (Tex.) |
| Field of activity | Rock music |
| Affiliation | 13th Floor Elevators (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Rock musicians |
| Found in | His Where the pyramid meets the eye [SR] p1990: label (Roky Erickson) His Openers II, 1995: t.p. (Roger Roky Kynard Erickson) All music guide WWW site, May 6, 2004 (Roky Erickson; b. Roger Kynard Erickson, July 15, 1947, Dallas, Tex.) Guillotine [SR] 1977: label (Roky Erickson) Washington post WWW site, viewed June 3, 2019 (Roky Erickson, who helped pioneer psychedelic rock in the 1960s as the frontman of the 13th Floor Elevators, then released a slew of haunting solo records, died May 31 [2019] at a hospital in Austin. He was 71. Mr. Erickson was still a teenager when, in 1965, he joined the 13th Floor Elevators. Roger Kynard Erickson was born in Dallas on July 15, 1947, and raised in Austin. From a young age, Mr. Erickson was known as Roky--formed by combining the first letters of his given and middle names) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no2004029138 |
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