Balderrama, Robert Lee 2020-07-27
This interview features Robert Lee Balderrama as he discusses playing guitar as the lead guitarist for Question mark and the Mysterians. In thins interview, Balderrama begins by giving his family’s background information and explaining how music was a big part of the family. He then moves on to explain how he learned to play the guitar and how he went about forming a band. He then recounts some of the changes the band went through, and what it was like recording a hit song.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Robert Lee Balderrama
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 27, 2020
Location: via phone
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 01:02:49 (1 hour 2 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; Tejano music; Getting a band together; Creating their own song; Recording “96 Tears” and playing it on the radio; Knowing they had a hit song; The experience of recording a song
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374908 >
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