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	Roky Erickson
		Roky Erickson, born Roger Kynard Erickson in 1947, is an American musician from Texas and a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators.
		Erickson was the chief songwriter for the 13th Floor Elevators, which was composed mostly of fellow Texans.
		In 1969, Erickson was arrested for possession of six marijuana joints in Austin, Texas.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ro/Roky_Erickson.html (327 words)

	Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album reissues by cult psychedelic singer songwriter Roky Erickson called Don't Slander ...
		Roky continued to record, which this takes us to the late 70s and mid 80s and these enhanced reissues from the excellent Rykodisc, who as ever do a great job of getting the story behind the music across with added tracks/demos and new booklet notes.
		Roky gets sterling support from the Aliens and others, particularly on his most revved-up work, where everyone kicks in from the off, the whole thundering stew ramped up by Roky, shouting and snarling his songs of flames, injustice, and madness in his Texan whine of a voice.
		Roky Erickson stands by the affidavit he signed in 1982 to the effect his body was inhabited by a Martian.
	www.getreadytorock.com /reviews/roky_erickson2.htm (493 words)

	Roky Erickson - Never Say Goodbye (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Unlike the paranoiac creepshow songs Erickson wrote in the late '70s and early to mid-'80s, the songs on Goodbye are sweet, tender songs of love for another or all mankind.
		Erickson sounds like a psychedelic Woody Guthrie on "Be And Bring Me Home," and John Darnielle's liner notes are dead-on with regard to Erickson's musical rendition of "The Pledge Of Allegiance": It's just plain cool.
		This is the first Roky Erickson release in which Erickson maintains full ownership of the songs; there's a long and complicated history of labels dicking him on royalties because he was mentally ill. Consequently, all proceeds from the album go to benefit his trust fund.
	www.emperorjones.com /roky.html (250 words)

	Roky Erickson on road to rediscovery
		Erickson had already written "You're Gonna Miss Me" with a band called the Spades when he was approached to join a new group formed by poet and lyricist Tommy Hall in 1965.
		Roky stayed with Sumner in Pittsburgh for more than a year, but now he is living on his own again in Austin.
		For years, Roky resembled a wounded animal whenever he was dragged into the spotlight for a 30-second appearance at the Austin Music Awards.
	www.jimdero.com /News2005/RokyFeatureMay8.htm (1980 words)

	You're Gonna Miss Me / A Documentary About Roky Erickson / By Keven McAlester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		It's framed by a court battle between Erickson's Bible-nut mother and another of her sons for custody of the psychedelic singer, whom we meet as the acid-damaged ghost of his glory years.
		In between the setup and the surprising outcome is a rich re-creation of Erickson's many phases, from the Summer of Love to years of electroshock for a marijuana charge to his re-emergence as a demon-haunted alt-rocker to his current, cartoon-fueled seclusion.
		Erickson's manically scrapbooking mother emerges as a fascinating character in her own right and largely overshadows Roky, who can barely speak for himself.
	www.youregonnamissme.com /main.php (1297 words)

	Roky Erickson - Rock 'N Roll Case Study
		With Roky's tortured howls and the wacky background noises supplied by electric jug (yes-electric jug) player Tommy Hall, I knew that I had to find out the origins of where this truly amazing psychedelic rock came from since the pull was too strong to resist.
		Roky tried to get his life back in order after his release from the hospital, but kept a lower profile as a solo artist.
		Roky was very excited about the book's release, but as Casey noted, music seemed to be drifting away from Roky's capabilities again.
	earcandy_mag.tripod.com /rrcase-erickson.htm (2774 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: Music: Starry Eyes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Erickson's euphoric rise in the Sixties as lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators is a tale of mythic proportion.
		Roky II "This is the most nerve-racking thing I do," sighs Sumner Erickson as he straightens his brother's Gibson, on loan from the company, on its stand.
		Roky is a creature of habit, living in a manner that makes him comfortable and puts him at ease with the adulation accompanying in public wherever he goes.
	members.cox.net /dfrentrup/Roky-auschron.html (3236 words)

	Medleyville: SXSW '06: ROKY ERICKSON
		And so, Roky Erickson's four appearances during this year’s South by Southwest week in Austin, Texas, were cause for tempered enthusiasm.
		Erickson played his first full set in years last September at the Austin City Limits festival, backed by the Explosives, who are Austin punk/new wave legends in their own rite.
		The strategy to bring Erickson back slowly paid off with an amazing one-hour performance that found the star of the show to be in great voice and holding his own on guitar.
	www.medleyville.us /2006/04/sxsw_06_roky_erickson.html (427 words)

	Roky Erickson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas.
		In 1969, Erickson was arrested for possession of one marijuana joint in Austin, Texas.
		As a result, Roky received some of the most effective medical and legal aid of his life, the latter useful in helping sort out the complicated tangle of contracts which had reduced royalty payments to all but nothing for his recorded works.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roky_Erickson (929 words)

	Roky Erickson
		I used to wonder why Roky, as in Roky Erickson, of 13th Floor Elevators fame, was spelt without a "c".
		I read about a Roky performance where he had his arms folded and was staring at the floor during the one song he sang.
		Roky had actually recorded the song as a single, with Roky and the Spades, in 1965, before he was asked to join the elevators.
	www.geocities.com /slangrock/elevators.html (1524 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Roky Erickson tickets, dates
		Like Syd Barrett, a common point of reference, Roky Erickson rose to cult-hero status as much for his music as for his tragic personal life; in light of his legendary bouts with madness and mythic drug abuse, the influence exerted by his garage-bred psychedelia was often lost in the shuffle.
		The Elevators became the subject of considerable police harassment, and after Erickson was arrested for the possession of one lone joint in 1969, he pleaded insanity to avoid a prison term.
		Roky also made a brief musical appearance with a reunited lineup of the Explosives, and a documentary on Erickson, You're Gonna Miss Me, premiered at the affiliated South by Southwest Film Festival.
	www.ticketmaster.ca /artist/735019?brand=none (914 words)

	Roky Erickson's "Don't Knock The Rock!" Surfaces \| RockAndMetal.com
		The demos were made in 1978 while Erickson and his band the Aliens were preparing to record The Evil One with Creedence Clearwater bassist Stu Cook.
		Judging by the performances, Erickson was generally the only one who really knew the songs, leading the stumbling Aliens through a host of tunes that were clearly dear to him.
		He's recently been discussing with Roky and his brother (and legal guardian) Sumner Erickson the possibility of releasing acoustic material Roky recorded with onetime Sir Douglas Quintet guitarist John Reed in the Seventies.
	www.rockandmetal.com /rokyerickson.html (668 words)

	erasing clouds music reviews: roky erickson
		Following the breakup of the 13th Floor Elevators, Erickson’s career took a turn for the worse when he was sent to the Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Rusk, TX for pleading insanity for possession of narcotics.
		Fortunately, Erickson eventually found peace and stability, which is fitting for this survivor and influence for artists such as ZZ Top, Janis Joplin and The White Stripes.
		Roky Erickson’s music comes from the soul and at times it comes from the places where we hide our personal pain and dark secrets.
	www.erasingclouds.com /wk2705roky.html (634 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: Roky Erickson and the Aliens
		Following a nightmarish '70s mental-hospital stint that reportedly had a devastating long-term effect on his mental health, Erickson's subsequent work revealed a singularly brilliant songwriter and performer whose talent was no less impressive for the fact that he was singing about zombies, vampires and aliens.
		Indeed, the demons that abound in Roky's songs are all-too-real reflections of his own troubled psyche, and the combination of the artist's oddly poetic lyrical constructions and his bracing banshee wail makes it clear, as it wasn't always, that he's not kidding.
		Roky Erickson and the Aliens is an excellent manifestation of his post-Elevators persona, expressing dark dilemmas through creepy horror-movie imagery.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=roky_erickson_and_the_aliens (1371 words)

	Pulse of the Twin Cities - Locally Grown Alternative Newspaper
		Roky’s extensive acid intake caused him to begin forgetting lyrics (of which Hall now says he doesn’t blame him, as they were highly “complex”), and the band soon drifted apart.
		Roky, terrified of prison, convinced the judge in the case that he was legally insane, an act which would have grave consequences not only in his immediate future, but for the rest of his life.
		Roky has been in the care of his youngest brother Sumner (the tuba player) for the last five years since Sumner won a custody battle with their mother.
	www.pulsetc.com /article.php?sid=1798 (2224 words)

	The Indypendent : The Resurrection of Roky Erickson
		The Indypendent : The Resurrection of Roky Erickson
		If you had seen Roky Erickson wandering around Austin, Texas around 1990, you probably would have thought he was homeless, a genial old hippie with matted hair, missing teeth, and LSD-fried brains.
		One Response to “The Resurrection of Roky Erickson”
	www.indypendent.org /?p=175.shtml (733 words)

	Stu Cook on Producing Roky Erickson
		I took the approach that, since Roky was so, shall we say, unpredictable--mercurial is a good word--there's no telling where he was going to be at in terms of his desire to work on any given day at any given time during the day.
		Roky knew what was going on, when he allowed himself to be consumed and taken over by the music, he could have fun with it.
		Roky would often say that he'd rather be nuts, he'd rather have the out-of-control problems than the way he felt taking the medication.
	www.richieunterberger.com /stucook.html (3234 words)

	Alt.Culture.Guide CD Playlist: Roky Erickson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Prolific to a fault, Erickson would crank out the songs, enigmatic rockers and sad-eyed folk tunes that spoke of two-headed dogs, demons and outer space, the chatter in his mind taking form as interesting and often mesmerizing lyrical poetry.
		Part of the Erickson mythology is that he sold the rights to a handful of songs, including the hauntingly beautiful "Starry Eyes" to Sahm for a slushie.
		Erickson's impressive songwriting skills are reflected in touching ballads like "You Don't Love Me Yet," "For You I'd Do Anything" and "Clear Night For Love" that display Erickson's tortured vocals and lonely, lovelorn lyricism.
	www.mondogordo.com /play461.html (934 words)

	Roky Erickson : Never Say Goodbye - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Instead, they are tender, sincere, and melodic performances, with a naked vulnerability shining through both in Erickson's yearning vocals and the folk-rockish turns of phrases.
		There is little else in the Erickson catalog to compare it to, other than maybe the Holiday Inn tapes, except that the performances here are far more committed and together.
		Erickson's colorful bouts with mental instability, both inside and outside his recordings, have tended to overshadow his more straightforward musical gifts.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,389730,00.html (223 words)

	The History of Rock Music. 13th Floor Elevators: biography, discography, reviews, links
		Erickson ended up in a mental institution again, but the record industry continued to release every thing that he had absentmindedly recorded.
		Erickson fini` di nuovo in manicomio, ma l'industria discografica si diverti` a tirar fuori dal cassetto tutto cio` che aveva distrattamente registrato.
		Roky Erickson was by now incapable of recording, but a deluge of albums kept up with the cult.
	www.scaruffi.com /vol2/13thfloo.html (1301 words)

	Roky Erickson FAQ
		Roky was 19 years old at the time.
		Roky was arrested in 1969 with about six joints on Mount Bonnell in Austin.
		Roky summoned gremlins, demons, vampires and more in his dark entreaties, while also writing and performing some of the most touching love songs ever heard.
	www.furious.com /perfect/roky.html (3456 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Roky Erickson
		Erickson, the father of psychedelic garage rock, was living in Novato at the time.
		It seems he used to sit in his darkened bedroom, windows covered by blankets, watching that TV and convincing himself that he was an alien visited by demons.
		Factory), spanning 30 years, from the pre-Elevators band the Spades through 1995's "I'm Gonna Free Her." The strength of this consistently engaging material underscores the tragedy that Erickson's insanity and run-ins with the law have overshadowed his standing as one of rock's true originals.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/03.09.05/erickson-0510.html (658 words)

	Amazon.com: Never Say Goodbye: Music: Roky Erickson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		As frontman for the incendiary 13th Floor Elevators from 1965 to 1968, outsider singer-songwriter Roky Erickson helped fuse the raw excitement of garage rock with the spiritual seeking and sublime silliness of the farthest-reaching psychedelic rock.
		Now on CD: The Roky Erickson Anthology — This 2-CD set "I Have Always Been Here Before" is the only release to cover his 40-year career, making it the definitive Roky Erickson collection.
		Roky Erickson, prophet with the 13th Floor Elevators and wild man with the Aliens...
	www.amazon.com /Never-Say-Goodbye-Roky-Erickson/dp/B00000GBR8 (1361 words)

	Ink 19 :: Roky Erickson
		Erickson sneaks up and subtly envelopes you in its folky cocoon of unadorned guitar-driven musings.
		Each track slips quietly into the next, and most end with a smattering of applause, indicating a live audience of some sort (sounding like all of three people), which adds tremendously to the intimate feel.
		Mr Erickson might as well be playing in your living room.
	www.ink19.com /issues_F/99_07/wet_ink/music_de/113_roky_erickson.shtml (224 words)

	Roky Erickson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		On the older songs, Roky can sometimes be heard rocking out in a slightly old-fashioned, blues-tinged manner, like a kind of intelligent Primal Scream.
		What unifies the album is touching sense of romanticism and vulnerability, underlined by Erickson's fervent but fragile voice.
		The odd moment of haunted imagery ("I have died and died because of that familiar result I could allow," for instance reminds you that you're listening to a man who's travelled to Hades Central and back; but, mostly, this is an extraordinarily uplifting and life-affirming record.
	www.southern.com /southern/band/ROKYE/index.html (273 words)

	Roky Erickson News
		Roky Erickson will give us a chance to see what we've been missing
		ROKY ERICKSON & THE EXPLOSIVES RECOMMENDED Roky Erickson hardly needs introduction, but as an architect of Texas psychedelia and garage rock, he is without peer.
		The Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that Roky Erickson, a well-known musician from the 70's is making a comeback.
	www.topix.net /who/roky-erickson?scoring=r (335 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Roky Erickson & the Explosives
		Roky Erickson hardly needs introduction, but as an architect of Texas psychedelia and garage rock, he is without peer.
		In the wake of a remarkable set amid the dusty scorch of this year’s ACL Festival, Roky Erickson & the Explosives are back for more on what will hopefully be a cold night for alligators and fans alike.
		Erickson still cuts a commanding stage presence, leading the Explosives through hard-rocking versions of ghoulish solo testimonials like “Creature With the Atom Brain” alongside 13th Floor Elevators classics like “You’re Gonna Miss Me.” Sumner Erickson & the Texcentrics open.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Guides/Bands?oid=284122 (319 words)

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