Roky Erickson

January 10, 2024
Rock Singer

Quick Facts

Roky Erickson
Full Name Roky Erickson
Occupation Rock Singer
Date Of Birth Jul 15, 1947(1947-07-15)
Age 77
Date Of Death 2019-05-31
Birthplace Dallas
Country United States
Birth City Texas
Horoscope Cancer

Roky Erickson Biography

Name Roky Erickson
Birthday Jul 15
Birth Year 1947
Place Of Birth Dallas
Home Town Texas
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Cancer
Children(s) Jegar Erickson

Roky Erickson is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on July 15, 1947 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Psychedelic rock pioneer and co-founder of 13th Floor Elevators. He is the author of songs such as “We Sell Soul.”

Billy Gibbons, band ZZ Top covered some of his songs.

With Dana Gaines, he had three children, Jegar, Spring and Cydne.

Roky Erickson Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Rock Singer
House Living in own house.

Roky Erickson is one of the richest Rock Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roky Erickson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

By the age of ten, he was an accomplished guitarist and pianist.

In 1966, he was awarded his most notable songwriting credit with “You’re Gonna Miss Me”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Roky Erickson Dating?

According to our records, Roky Erickson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Roky Erickson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Roky Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Roky Erickson celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.

What happened Roky Erickson?

Death. Erickson died in Austin on May 31, 2019.

Is Roky Erickson still alive?

May 31, 2019

Was Roky Erickson schizophrenic?

The cause of death was not immediately announced, but Erickson had a long history of health troubles. In 1968, when he was just twenty-one, he was institutionalized for paranoid schizophrenia , and he received electroconvulsive therapy after he began speaking gibberish while onstage at the World’s Fair, in San Antonio.

What genre is Roky Erickson?

Rock

What happened to the 13th Floor Elevators?

Around this time, the original 13th Floor Elevators disbanded , as the nucleus of Erickson-Hall-Sutherland had been reduced to guitarist Stacy Sutherland only. Sutherland brought some of his own songs for a final set of studio sessions, which led to the dark, intense posthumous album Bull of the Woods.

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