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. 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.