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? and the Mysterians – 96 Tears
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Bay City MI, United States (1962 – present)
96 Tears, a garage rock classic recorded in 1966, which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. ? & the Mysterians are also notable as perhaps the first Latino rock group to have a major hit.
The frontman of the band was Question Mark, real name is believed to be Rudy Martinez, but who later legally changed his name to ?. His somewhat eccentric behavior helped establish the group in the national consciousness for a period. He claimed (and still claims) to be a Martian who lived with dinosaurs in a past life, and he never appears in public without his sunglasses. He also claims that “voices” told him he would still be performing “96 Tears” in the year 10,000. The group named itself after the 1957 Japanese science fiction film The Mysterians, in which aliens from the destroyed planet Mysteroid arrive to conquer Earth.
The original lineup was formed in 1962, comprising Larry Borjas (bass), Borjas’ cousin Robert Balderrama (guitar) and Robert Martinez (drums). They soon added Frank Rodriguez (organ) and Rudy Rodriguez on vocals. These Mexican-American musicians were mostly born in Texas but grew up in Michigan. Borjas and Robert Martinez were soon drafted, and Frank Lugo (bass) and Eddie Serrato (drums) replaced them.
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96 Tears
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)6 Tears Forever - The Dallas Reunion Tapes '84
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The Best Of ? And The Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966-1967
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Nimbie
so they just sat there and counted those tears
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TestaBeat
Terrific Band!
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shuttleruss
96 Tears is up there with Psychotic Reaction and Dirty Water and 7 and 7 Is--Definitely in the top 10 of the 60s garage classics...
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KinomiyaMichiru
Can't Get Enough You, Baby ♥
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RussellChap
Hola. Great pop music.
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Lowbacca
original punk rock
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Pi_Puppids
For a side-splittingly hilarious interview with ?: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/07/96_tears_singer_question_mark.html
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Dianemoats
Saw ? and The Mysterians for the first time on PBS last week. Now I'm addicted. I keep playing their video stream on you tube and lovin it! I would really love to see a live performance. Hope they are out there in 2012.
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oceanseacrest
I heard "96 Tears" on the radio today. Good stuff.
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eSpinoza88
dytz-dytz can i say about this crazy music
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memofromturner
This song will continue to kick any punk song's ass to the day the world ends! This song is untouchable in the world of punk/garage rock/chicano rock etc. It's the champ. It's the song they all wish they created. It's untouchable and it's crack rock!
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FlyingSalt
yes they did unfortunately
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DotsDisconnect
did smash mouth cover 'cant get enough of you baby'?
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trashcity_
Huh? and the Mysterians
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iZiplok
96 Tears i do have on my hard drive at my expense... great song.
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Palffy3314
Their version of "I Fought the Law" is by far my favorite. They have a lot of great/classic songs.
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NotSoVelvet
@alemii I looked it up online and found 2 stories about his house burning down, both were from 2007 though.
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TriptheLight
this martian ? is a genius
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Ayizan
one of the best
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iwasnotthere
how very mysterious
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