Does anyone know how old ? and the Mysterians were when they recorded "96 Tears"?

Thanks!

By most accounts, all the musicians were born in Texas, of Mexican descent, and grew up in Michigan in the Saginaw/Bay City area. Bassist Larry Borjas got the idea of the name for the group from a deliciously bad SF film titled "The Mysterians." Drummer Eddie Serrato's brother-in-law, Rudy Martinez, legally changed his name to ?. The group's big hit was originally a poem written by ?, "Too Many Teardrops" but was changed, first to "69 Tears", then, "96 Tears."
"? was actually lead singer Rudy Martinez, who had been born in Mexico in 1945 and who grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. The group was originally formed in Saginaw and consisted of Frank Rodriguez, Jr. on keyboards, Larry Borjas on guitar, drummer Robert Martinez, and lead guitarist Bobby Balderrama. They started to play in Adrian, Michigan around 1964. Group members Larry Borjas and Robert Martinez were drafted and went on active duty in Germany; they were replaced by drummer Eddie Serrato and bass player Frank Lugo."
"The group had a reunion in Dallas in 1984 and worked as the opening act for Joe "King" Carrasco. It was revealed that some members of the group, including Rodriquez, Lugo, Balderrama and Serrato had been born in Texas."
- http://www.tsimon.com/mysteria.htm

"? AND THE MYSTERIANS
Pop band: Rudy "?' Martinez (b '45), vocals; Robert Martinez, drums; Larry Borjas, guitar; Frank Rodriguez Jnr (b 9 March '51, Crystal City TX), keyboards; Francisco Herandez Lugo (b 15 March '47, Weslaco TX), bass."
"Note on sleeve of LP 96 Tears '66 revealed that Robert Martinez and Borjas had been drafted, replaced by Robert Lee "Bobby' Balderrama (b 27 Feb. '50, O'Donnell TX) and Eduardo Delgardo "Eddie' Serrato (b 5 Dec. '45, Encial TX). - www.musicweb.uk.net


Some links to ?:
http://www.classicbands.com/question.html
www.allmusic.com

Note: There seem to be a few "Official Sites."

( I have to wonder if Tree is looking for an old friend. Tree is " From: Not of this planet" and ? "frequently claimed he had been born on Mars and lived among the dinosaurs in a past life, and that voices from the future had revealed he would be performing "96 Tears" in the year 10,000. ")

The members during the writing of 96 Teardrops were: Serrato, Lugo, Rodriquez, Balderrama, and ?.

96 Tears was written sometime between 1964-1965.

Using the birth dates Dorian gave

Eddie Serrato was either 18 or 19
Frank Lugo was either 17 or 18
Frank Rodriquez was either 13 or 14
Bobby Balderrama was either 14 or 15
? was either 19 or 20

Thanks for all the info, guys!

Yes, Dorian, he's a long lost (in space) relative of mine!

DG, LOL, perhaps too much information.
But wasn't Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad's bassplayer), in that mix somewhere?

Even though I don't recall his name in anything I looked at above, I searched agaon, and found this. Good memory, Roog!

The Plain Dealer
April 29, 1998 Wednesday, FINAL / ALL
SECTION: ENTERTAINMENT; Pg. 4F
HEADLINE: GRAND(PA) FUNK: AN OLDER AMERICAN BAND
BYLINE: By JANE SCOTT; PLAIN DEALER ROCK REPORTER
Now the trio - bassist Mel Schacher, drummer Don Brewer and Farner - are going full steam ahead with a show tomorrow night at the Palace Theatre and a concert-talk tonight at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Grand Funk's story began at a sock hop in Detroit when Radio CKLW disc jockey Terry Knight heard Brewer's band, the Jazz Masters, and asked to join. "The band became Terry Knight and the Pack. I first replaced Herm Jackson on
bass, played elsewhere, then later replaced Curt Johnson on guitar," said Farner.
"After Terry went solo, I got up the courage to do lead singing. We were in a Bay City building when we heard a great bass player rehearsing with [Question Mark &] the Mysterians. He turned out to be Mel Schacher, whom we knew from Schwartz Creek near Flint, and he joined us that same day."
They got permission from Knight to use the title of one of his songs, "Grand Funk Railroad" as the group's name and registered it. And Knight signed on as manager. - ? and the Mysterians