The 13th Floor Elevators

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1992

First Recording: 1966

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

The 13th Floor Elevators
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🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
Easter Everywhere (1967)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
You're Gonna Miss Me (1966)
Roller Coaster (1966)
Slip Inside This House (1967)

The 13th Floor Elevators @ Wikipedia

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A legitimately great psychedelic band. Miles ahead of the other hit-or-miss shit from that era.

Posted by Chalkie on Saturday, 09/7/2013 @ 12:42pm


Roky Erickson is to psychedelic rock what Tony Iommi is to metal. The elavators were among the first from the movement and Tommy Hall even coined the term.

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 08/1/2018 @ 15:28pm


The Elevators influenced others than Billy Gibbons.... Robert Plant has talked quite a bit about how he is a huge fan of Rocky Erikson’s singing, for example. Plus when the Elevators toured the west coast in ‘66 they had a big influence on the West coast psychedelic scene, especially Big Brother and the Holding Company (especially Peter Albin and Janis Joplin). They also played with Quicksilver Messenger Service and Moby Grape a fair bit, may have influenced them as well but I’m not sure. Anyhow, they were definitely influential!

Posted by Schmegg on Tuesday, 02/19/2019 @ 11:27am


I think it's more likely that "You're Gonna Miss Me" could be inducted as a single than the band itself would be inducted, especially with so many members, and a relatively brief time together as a group.

Posted by Greg Dean on Wednesday, 05/1/2019 @ 19:11pm


RIP Roky Erickson

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/31/2019 @ 23:03pm


Rest easy, Roky; you and the rest of the 13th Floor Elevators were not only part of the psychedelic movement but also invented the genre.

#Inductthe13thElevators

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 06/1/2019 @ 01:05am


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