Roky Erickson (Roger Kynard Erickson, 1947–2019) was an American singer-songwriter and founding frontman of the 13th Floor Elevators, regarded as a pioneer of psychedelic rock. He released influential solo albums including Don't Slander Me and All May Do My Rhyme; his 2010 collaboration with Okkervil River, True Love Cast Out All Evil, received strong critical attention.

Founder and frontman of the 13th Floor Elevators; pioneer of psychedelic rock. Experienced institutionalization and electroconvulsive therapy. Collaborated with Will Sheff and Okkervil River on True Love Cast Out All Evil.

DeBaser's reviews celebrate Roky Erickson as a seminal psychedelic voice and a singular songwriter. Reviewers highlight his work with the 13th Floor Elevators and solo records like Don't Slander Me and All May Do My Rhyme. True Love Cast Out All Evil (with Okkervil River) is noted as a heartbreaking, hopeful late-career record.

For:Fans of psychedelic rock, singer-songwriters, readers interested in music and mental-health narratives.

 "The asylum was saturated with strong odors. Many people urinated and defecated on the ground. Everywhere was chaos. People tearing their hair out, people tearing their clothes or singing obscene songs" from "The Other Truth - Diary of a Different", ALDA MERINI.

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 All May Do My Rhyme is one of the most genuine, extraordinary, and moving albums ever made, and the most incredible thing is that it was created by a man, whose brain long ago got lost in the deepest depths of space, but as soon as the first song starts, it becomes clear that Roky is in a state of grace (as a musician).

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 Roky Erickson: A Buddy Holly from Mars!

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