Origin: Bay City, MI, USA
This band formed in 1962, taking their moniker from a Japanese sci-fi movie titled The Mysterians . All original members were children of migrant workers from Texas who relocated to Michigan to pick crops up there and then remained to work in the booming automobile industry. They were initially a trio consisting of Larry Borjas (guitar), Robert Martinez (drums) and Bobby Balderrama (lead guitar), who were first influenced by California surf music. They were soon inspired by the British Invasion and recruited Rudy (aka "?") Martinez (lead vocals) as their energetic frontman. They became a popul…