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| Origin | Bay City and Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1962–present |
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| Members | Question Mark (Rudy Martínez)[2][3][4] Frankie Rodríguez Bobby Balderrama Robert Martínez Frank Lugo |
| Past members | Larry Borjas Eddie Serrato Mel Schacher Frank Montoya Irwin Aronson Jeff McDonald Paul Miller Richard Schultz Scott Fulkerson Randy Hitts Dennis Dean Lack Timothy Reed Randy Iamurri Willy C Worden Mark Bliesener[5] |
| Website | 96tears |
? and the Mysterians (or Question Mark and the Mysterians) are an American garage rock band[6] from Bay City and Saginaw in Michigan, initially active between 1962 and 1969. Much of the band's music consisted of electric organ-driven garage rock and an enigmatic image inspired by the 1957 Japanese science fiction film The Mysterians.[7] In addition, the band's sound was also marked by the raw, resonating lead vocals of "?" (Question Mark, the stage name of Rudy Martínez),[2][3][4] making Question Mark and the Mysterians one of the earliest groups whose musical style is described as punk rock. Their music and imagery were highly influential on later bands.[8]
The band signed to Pa-Go-Go Records (based in San Antonio, Texas and run by Rudy "Tee" Gonzales) in 1966 and released its first and most acclaimed single, "96 Tears", in the early part of that year. "96 Tears" became a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and propelled the group to a 15-month period of national prominence.[9] Their debut album, 96 Tears, followed. Though Question Mark and the Mysterians were unable to replicate their success with their later recordings, and are thus deemed a "one-hit wonder", they did manage to reach the singles charts on five occasions.
Though they disbanded in 1969, the band has regrouped and released additional material over the years.[4][10] "96 Tears" was listed at number 210 on the 2004 Rolling Stone list The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[11]
- ^ a b Brackett, David (2000). Interpreting Popular Music. University of California Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780520225411.
- ^ a b "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: #213. ? and the Mysterians, '96 Tears'". Rolling Stone. April 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
FlintJournalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 210. ISBN 9780823076772.
- ^ Bliesener. (July 21, 2011) Mark Bliesener, who gave the Dead Kennedys their name, on how he coined the moniker - Denver - Music - Backbeat Archived May 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Blogs.westword.com. Retrieved on 2012-11-10.
- ^ "Fifty years later, Question Mark and the Mysterians as mysterious as ever". MLive.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. The Best of ? & the Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966–1967 2005 CD liner notes.
- ^ Steve Huey. "? & the Mysterians - Biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ "Marty Thau, Manager in Early New York Punk Scene, Dies at 75". The New York Times, February 23, 2014. Ben Sisario
- ^ Viscounti, Tony (2014). 1,001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die (4th ed.). Universe Publishing. p. 183. ISBN 9780789320896.
- ^ "Rocklist.net....Rolling Stone Lists - Main Page". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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