News Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators dies at 71 June 1, 2019The Associated PressComments Off on Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators dies at 71 Roky Erickson, who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s has died. He was 71.