Erkin Koray is a Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist and one of the pioneers of Anatolian rock. He has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed as being the first person to ever play rock and roll in Turkey; in 1957, he and his band gained fame by playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. He was also one of the first Turkish musicians to embrace the electric guitar and modern amplification. By the late 1960s, he was already a major figure in Turkish psychedelic music and Anatolian Rock, beginning with his first psychedelic single Anma Arkada? in 1967. Koray followed this with a number of singles, both by himself and in collaboration with others, that established him as a force to be reckoned with on the Turkish rock scene. Koray became a controversial figure in Turkey during the 1960s and 1970s; he was actually assaulted in Istanbul, and on one occasion stabbed, for having long hair. In the early 1970s, he formed the group Ter with the former members of Grup Bunalim, a power trio styled group. Although they only recorded one single before breaking up, Hor G�rme Garibi was a smash hit, furthering Koray's career. 

June 24th, 1941 in Istanbul  /  Died:   Aug 7th, 2023