The Golden Dawn

The Golden Dawn were one of the Texas psychedelic 1960s groups on the legendary International Artists label, most famous for the 13th Floor Elevators. In fact, the band sounded a lot like the Elevators, although their lead singer had a gentler, more fragile delivery than Roky Erickson. The similarity wasn't terribly surprising given that lead singer George Kinney had grown up with Erickson, and had once played with him in a pre-Elevators group, the Fugitives. Kinney also played in the Chelsea, which for a time included 13th Floor Elevator Powell St. John. The band became a pa...