TDC: Raul Malo Of The Mavericks

[crunchee]

Country star Raul Malo dead at 60

 

 

[specialk]

Damn, sorry to hear this… 

[Steve Haynie]

Too young. 

[hamerhead]

It's a cryin' shame.

 

 

ETA: 'Cryin' Shame' is one of very few country tunes I genuinely enjoy. Had I not done a stint in a country band, I likely would never have heard of it or the Mavericks.

R.I.P., Mr. Malo.

Edited December 12, 2025 by hamerhead

[Hackubus]

I hate to hear that.  Bummed I didn't get to see them live.  Their album In Time gets a lot of play from me after all these years.  

[cmatthes]

They were a solid live act - saw them again last year with our neighbors who are big fans.  Raul was definitely the focal point of the band - talented guy, and left too young.

[shankyboy]

Had the pleasure of seeing the Mavericks at the ACL Moody Theater a couple of years ago. They totally burned the house down. Not only was he a great singer, he had some pretty serious chops on the guitar. RIP Raul. 

[LucSulla]

Ah, man, that sucks! One of my best buddies was his tour manager and FOH engineer for a spell. I remember him telling me, "If you like tequila, sushi, and fine looking women, Raul is a lot of fun to work for."

The Mavericks were one of the first "country" bands to make me think maybe country wasn't so bad. 

[crunchee]

I hadn't seen the Conan O'Brien Late Night video before I originally posted it.  Two takeaways:

-'All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down' has that hard-driving 'freight train' feel to it...Buck Owens coulda sung and put out that song easily.

-I'm not sure who the band member is playing the LP Custom, but he's proving that you can back a 'country' song with a LP without falling into Blues/Rawk cliches.

[hamerican gigolo]

RM was a very fine vocalist.  Love the Mavericks. They were far too good & eclectic for'90s Nashville. The Nashville Acoustic Sessions CD is just truly sublime.

R.I.P. 😢