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Roky Erickson

1947 - 2019

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Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius," he was a founding member and leader of the 13th Floor Elevators as well as a pioneer of psychedelic rock music during the mid-to late 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Roky Erickson is the 1,889th most popular singer (down from 1,649th in 2024), the 10,303rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,717th in 2019) and the 504th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roky Erickson ranks 1,888 out of 4,381. Before him are Vashti Bunyan, Annie, Nicole Appleton, Jessi, and Tony Cetinski. After him are Amalie Materna, Magic Sam, Tonicha, Mavis Staples, Piotr Beczała, Teddy Sinclair, and Esther Phillips.

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Among people born in 1947, Roky Erickson ranks 746. Before him are Hugh N. Kennedy, Debra Mooney, Flemming Jørgensen, Ivan Zafirov, Joe Manchin, and Dominique Baudis. After him are Tomas Pettersson, Eva Ström, Helena Takalo, Rupert Holmes, Viacheslav Semenov, and Robert Lighthizer. Among people deceased in 2019, Roky Erickson ranks 490. Before him are Aleksey Buldakov, Basil Heatley, Edward Seaga, Raymond Leppard, Žarko Varajić, and Napoleon Chagnon. After him are Djimrangar Dadnadji, Gennadi Manakov, Carmine Caridi, Marie Senghor Basse, Jeon Mi-seon, and D. A. Pennebaker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roky Erickson ranks 10,305 out of 20,380. Before him are Ken Shamrock (1964), Joe Manchin (1947), Pam Shriver (1962), Tara Westover (1986), Sue Carol (1906), and Marguerite De La Motte (1902). After him are Howard Hanson (1896), Leon Schlesinger (1884), Jason Kidd (1973), Riley Keough (1989), Sylvia Rivera (1951), and James Corson (1906).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Roky Erickson ranks 504. Before him are Cheryl Studer (1955), Chris Barnes (1967), Ray Gillen (1959), P. P. Arnold (1946), Rakim (1968), and Jessi (1988). After him are Magic Sam (1937), Mavis Staples (1939), Esther Phillips (1935), Mary Ford (1924), Billy Eckstine (1914), and Aaron Neville (1941).

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