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96 Tears

The 1966 album “96 Tears” from ? and the Mysterians.

American Icons: ‘96 Tears’

American Icons

How a group of Mexican American teenagers in the 1960s may have spawned punk rock.

The surviving members of ? and the Mysterians, the day their 1966 hit '96 Tears' was proclaimed the official rock and roll song of Bay City, Michigan. (From left to right, Frank Rodriguez, Question Mark, Robert Martinez, Frank Lugo, and Robert Lee Balde

Here’s how ’96 Tears’ became a Michigan city’s official rock anthem

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