Raul Malo of Mavericks dies
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The dynamic singer, who died Monday, was attracted to the Tex-Mex music pioneered by Doug Sahm and Flaco Jimenez.
Raul Malo, the lead singer and songwriter of the Grammy-winning country band the Mavericks, died Dec. 8, a year after being diagnosed with colon cancer.
When Raul Malo, the frontman of the Mavericks, died Monday after a battle with cancer, one of the world’s most dynamic, emotional voices was silenced. Anyone who had witnessed him perform live, either with the full force of the Mavericks behind him or solo with only his acoustic guitar,