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Benny Thurman joined a string of other bands, most notably Mother Earth, with Powell St. John, and played with Plum Nelly in the 1970s. Thurman died on June 22, 2008, at the age of 65. [28]
Jul 1, 2008 · Benny Thurman, the original bass player for the Thirteenth Floor Elevators, passed away last month. Thurman, 65, died June 22 after two and a half weeks in the intensive-care unit...
Apr 21, 2023 · The 13th Floor Elevators were a pioneering psychedelic rock band that emerged from Texas in the mid-1960s. The band, consisting of Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland, Benny Thurman, and John Ike Walton, had a profound impact on the psychedelic rock movement, influencing many artists that followed.
Jun 3, 2019 · Founding bassist Benny Thurman explains the origins of the Elevators’ name in suitably Spinal Tappish terms: “Everyone else had only gone to 12. The music was so new that we called it the 13th...
Aug 20, 2004 · So reflects Benny Thurman on his two years as the original bassist for the 13th Floor Elevators. Retired from a state job and caring for his mother, Thurman jokes about spending his days...
Aug 20, 2004 · "Oddly, it was Stacy [Sutherland], John Ike [Walton], and Benny [Thurman] who dragged me into the Elevators. Roky and Tommy said nothing, but the three others said, 'We want you to be an...
Aug 20, 2004 · With those words, visiting with Elevators John Ike Walton and Ronnie Leatherman in Kerrville, and speaking with Benny Thurman and Danny Thomas as well as the late Danny Galindo's brother Bob ...
