Robert Balderrama

Robert "Bobby" Lee Balderrama was born in O'Donnell, Texas, and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. He is the lead guitarist for the band Question Mark & the Mysterians and was when they recorded their first hit song 96 Tears.[1] He later played with Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns on their 1987 Bandido Rock album. He still periodically plays shows with the original members of ? and the Mysterians. Balderrama also formed a smooth jazz group, The Robert Lee Revue. The band has released two albums: For the Love of Smooth Jazz, in 2010, and City of Smooth Jazz, in 2012.

In October 2017, Balderrama was diagnosed with prostate cancer.[2]

In March 2019, Balderrama released a book, Famous Guitarists I Have Met Who Influenced Me.

References
  1. Crowley, Larry (3 October 1990). "The Boogie Men". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  2. "Robert Lee Balderrama". Facebook.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.


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