? & The Mysterians Trivia: They are a "garage band" from Bay City and Saginaw, Michigan.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: Their image was inspired by the science fiction film The Mysterians.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: Question Mark and the Mysterians was one of the earliest groups whose musical style is described as punk rock.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: They signed with Pa-Go-Go Records in 1966, and released their first, and most acclaimed single, "96 Tears ", in the early part of the year.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: "96 Tears" became a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, propelling them to a 15-month period of national prominence.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: "96 Tears " sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: Some mistakenly deem them a "one-hit wonder", but they did manage to reach the singles charts on five different occasions.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: In 1968, their label, Cameo-Parkway, was shut down for stock manipulation by the SEC, taking the band's money and contract with them.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: They disbanded in 1969, but then regrouped and released additional material over the years.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: The original trio which later became The Mysterians, consisted of Larry Borjas (guitar), Robert Martinez (drums), and Bobby Balderrama.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: ?, a cousin to some of the band members, joined the group in 1966, quickly becoming the group`s creative force.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: Larry Bojas and Robert Martinez left the group in 1966, to enlist in the Army.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: Eddie Serrato joined them as replacement drummer, while Fernando Aguilar came on as bassist, being later replaced by Frank Lugo.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: ?'s side business was breeding Yorkshire Terrier dogs.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: After 1969 other band members came and left. And ? was from time to time active with the original band members.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: In 2001, Question Mark and the original Mysterians returned to New York City to play guitarist Steven Van Zandt's Underground Garage live event, selling out the Village Underground venue.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: On February 24, 2011, former Mysterians drummer Eddie Serrato (born Eduardo Serrato, December 5, 1945) died from a heart attack at age 65.
? & The Mysterians Trivia: ?'s real name is NOT a mystery. He is Rudy Martinez, Robert Martinez's brother.