Thirteenth Floor Elevators Songs

The 13th floor elevators were an american rock band from austin texas formed by guitarist and vocalist roky erickson electric jug player tommy hall and guitarist stacy sutherland which existed from 1965 to 1969.

Thirteenth floor elevators songs.

Songs credits. From 67 people slip inside this house 13th floor elevators. Pioneers of psychedelia these influential texans were led by outsider genius roky erickson who combined offbeat spiritualism with crude r b. However texas at that time was an extremely conservative area that still hadn t come to terms with 50 s rock n roll.

From 3 people. Their lyrics and sleeve notes openly and religiously endorsed the use of drugs particularly lsd to alter human consciousness for the better the band rattled to the middle of the hot 100 in 1966 with you re gonna miss me anchored by roky erickson s. From 24 people thru the rhythm the 13th floor elevators. The group pioneered some of the first garage psychedelia on its albums the psychedelic sounds of the 13th floor elevators 1966 and the followup easter everywhere 1967.

Hailing from austin texas the members of 13th floor elevators were one of the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. The authorities and the police set out to bust. The 13th floor elevators biography by mark deming follow artist.