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Feb 26, 2014 · The Vietnam War was happening, and Larry Borjas and Robert Martinez were the right age to get drafted, so they both joined the Army.
The original trio, consisting of Larry Borjas (guitar), Robert Martinez (drums), and Bobby Balderrama (lead guitar), encountered one another and were motivated by surf rock bands and instrumentalists like Link Wray and Duane Eddy to form a group in 1962. [12]
Dec 1, 2023 · The seeds of what would eventually come to be began in 1962. Founding member Balderrama recalls the origin of their journey. “I started the band and Robert (Martinez), Question Mark’s brother, was my drummer,” explains the guitarist. “At the time my nephew Larry (Borjas) was the bass player, too.
When the Vietnam war escalated, bassist Larry Borjas was drafted and drummer Robert Marinez enlisted. They were replaced by Frank Lugo and Eddie Serrato. An urban legend has often surfaced that Question Mark told the band that he had written a poem and invited the group to help set his words to music and they did so.
May 3, 2007 · Larry Borjas, who later left after being drafted, suggested the Mysterians, after a Japanese science fiction film of the same name.
Jan 26, 2010 · Taking their name from a Japanese science fiction film titled The Mysterians, ? & the Mysterians formed in 1962 in Saginaw/Bay City, Michigan. The band consisted of Larry Borjas (bass), Bobby Balderrama (guitar), and Robert Martinez (drums).
Oct 13, 2023 · The song caught the attention of record executive Neil Bogart, then president of Cameo-Parkway Records, who picked up the rights, and released the song nationally. “96 Tears” climbed up the charts and hit number one in October 1966.
