13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player and inventor 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 with varying line-ups of temporary band members. The 13th Floor Elevators were the first band to refer to their music as psychedelic rock, with the first-known use of the term appearing on their business card in January 1966.

The band's name developed from a suggestion by drummer John Ike Walton to use the name "Elevators". Tommy's sister Clementine Hall added "13th Floor", In addition to an awareness that a number of tall buildings in the US lack a designated 13th floor. it was noted that the letter "M" for marijuana is the thirteenth letter of the alphabet. This could be interpreted as taking the elevator to the thirteenth floor or simply getting 'high'.