Roky Erickson has passed away

[jimmyjazz 46,352]

No news on the wire yet, but Jon Dee Graham has confirmed.  A true legend.  RIP, Roky.

[jimmyjazz 46,352]

Austin360

Michael Corcoran:  "The rumor going around that Roky Erickson has passed away is not wrong. The greatest musician Austin has ever produced!"

 

 

I hope all of these people are wrong.

Edited May 31, 2019 by jimmyjazz

[Not that Bob 739]

Glad he got his comeback and his last few years enjoying his legacy. 

[stc 1,466]

Damn, glad I saw him a few times. Watch the documentary if you haven't seen it...dude went through some shit and made some great music.

[Not that Bob 739]

"You're Gonna Miss Me", the documentary, is half biography and half horror movie. 

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

Got a text from a friend about this a few minutes ago and still trying to process this news. 

This one hurts like no other. I absolutely adored this man and his music. 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Is this confirmed? Saw a post on Instagram that has since been removed.

 

Never mind. Looks to be the case. RIP.

[jimmyjazz 46,352]

It appears the family was not providing details, but JDG did speak to a family member who confirmed.  I'd be shocked if that turned out to be false, for whatever reason.

[Firemans4Horn 18,190]

Legend. RIP. 

[Radical Larry 28,664]

This really sucks. RIP

[phdhorn 6,224]

I don't know whether to feel sadness at a life so tortured, or feel glad that this guy lived way, way beyond what anyone thought possible and did some of his best work late in life.

In either case, RIP.  No one like him.  I hope the only demons he has now are those left behind on earth.

[destroya 384]

This is a tough one. He had the most sincere voice in rock and roll. Lucky to have seen him a few times during his renaissance. He still put on a great show. 

I know what I’ll be listening to all weekend. Thanks for giving us all you had, Roky. 

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[D_Goose 489]

Austin through and through.

[irishtexan 11,530]

Rest in power roky

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13,595]

The couple of times I saw him at the Seaholm Psych Fest and Carson Creek with The Black Angels, his voice still had the range of clear as a bell to earth shaking howl.

[Guest Lobo]

Glad I got to see him once on the comeback trail.  Great talent, great Austinite.  RIP.  

Seems like it's been a rough couple of months for the music scene in terms of deaths.  

[Carl Spackler 3,506]

Way ahead of his time.  RIP.

[Deej 77,005]

5 hours ago, Lobo said:

Seems like it's been a rough couple of months for the music scene in terms of deaths.  

Austin: Dead music capital of the world.

[irishtexan 11,530]

Way ahead of his time.  RIP.

I mean, he was a 71 year old schizophrenic who suffered years of electroshock and pharmacological experiments and was so heavy he could barely walk. Frankly, I’m a little surprised he made it to 71

[Carl Spackler 3,506]

1 minute ago, irishtexan said:

I mean, he was a 71 year old schizophrenic who suffered years of electroshock and pharmacological experiments and was so heavy he could barely walk. Frankly, I’m a little surprised he made it to 71

I was referring to his musical vision -- he was ahead of his time in that regard. 

You're right that it was a small miracle that he made it to 71 y/o. 

[irishtexan 11,530]

I was referring to his musical vision -- he was ahead of his time in that regard. 
You're right that it was a small miracle that he made it to 71 y/o. 

Ha! Ok. yeah. Totally.

[HenryJames 66,228]

 

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

That video clip is from American Bandstand. At the end of the song, Dick Clark talks to the band and asks, “Who is the head man of the group here, gentlemen?”

Tommy Hall’s response is classic: “Well, we’re all heads.”

[Handcruser 2,805]

One of the doctors at the state hospital use to let him out when he had a gig lol. Everybody would say “dang he got out again” lolz. The doc loved his music


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[Ten Bears 2,484]

Cool pic that showed up on my FB feed from Scott Newton Photography.

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Gibby, Willie and Roky. May 1995 @ Luck, Texas.......... I could tell a thousand stories about making this image... First, Roky wouldn't move or take direction, literally. He would turn, but not move...Then, Willie quietly asked us who Roky Erickson was. Later, Roky asked if Willie Nelson was there yet, while standing next to him... Gibby Haynes was, well, Gibby. Willie is good for maybe 2 willingcooperative minutes before he's on to the next thing. I wasted 5 minutes trying to get Roky to move and Willie announced my five minutes were up! I dropped trying to get Roky to do anything other than just stand and chat ("how do I look now?"), and managed to get off two very quick rolls of 120 film with the Hasselblad; the actual shooting took 2 minutes... It's amazing I was able to get this wonderful image.