Roky Erickson
USA
Born: 15 July 1947
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll/Roots, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll, Proto-Punk, Hard Rock, Punk/New Wave
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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. Born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947, in Dallas, TX, he began playing the piano at age five; by age 12, he had also taken up the guitar. The child of an architect and would-be opera singer, Erickson dropped out of high school to become a professional...
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