Ronnie Leatherman 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th floor elevators were an american rock band from austin texas united states formed by guitarist and vocalist roky erickson electric jug player tommy hall and guitarist stacy sutherland the band was together from 1965 to 1969 and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the international artists record label.
Ronnie leatherman 13th floor elevators. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2020 cd release of you and i and me on discogs. Explore releases from ronnie leatherman at discogs. Roky erickson vocals rhythm guitar. The elevators were the first band to refer to.
Photo by john anderson when we first went to california roky was so full of life. They are credited with being the first band to use the term psychedelic rock to describe their sound back in 1965. Additional terms may apply by. Text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license.
Other bands have attempted to make similar claims but it was definitely the elevators that played all of. Criders was a country and western hangout on the river past ingram texas and we played there several times. Big dance floor and lots of beer. Leatherman signed on as the band made its trip to california in 1967 and he recalls the journey enthusiastically.
Stacy sutherland lead guitar. Gruppen räknas som en av de första inom den psykedeliska rocken och spelade hård psykedelisk garagerock sångare och frontfigur var roky erickson huvudmannen bakom bandets lyrik och vision var tommy hall som även spelade instrumentet jug vilket utgör det bakgrundsljud som 13th floor elevators associeras med. The 13th floor elevators are inarguably one of the most influential rock bands in american history. The 13th floor elevators the psychedelic sound of the 13th floor elevators.