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- The evil one
- I Have Always Been Here Before
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Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947, died May 31, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Austin, Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators, who are considered to be one of the first two bands to ever use the word "psychedelic" ( + see The Deep) to describe rock music. See also Roky Erickson & the Aliens and Roky Erickson & The Explosives. In 1969 the band were all arrested <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Roky+Eri
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Austin
- Place of death
- Austin
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- rock music
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.rokyerickson.net
- Image
- Roky Erickson by Ron Baker.jpg
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- Roky Erickson
- date of birth
- 1947-07-15
- date of death
- 2019-05-31
- birth name
- Roger Kynard Erickson
- pseudonym
- Roky Erickson
- medical condition
- schizophrenia
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- web feed URL
- stream2.pusatmovie21.us/feed
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