The dynamic singer, who died Monday, was attracted to the Tex-Mex music pioneered by Doug Sahm and Flaco Jimenez.

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,

Raul Malo, the Mavericks singer known for his muscular baritone and expansive take on country music, is dead at 60. Malo announced a cancer diagnosis last year.

Raul Malo, whose rich voice was the defining train of the Mavericks, the fittingly named group who brought Latin flavor and lively rock vibe to country music in the 1990s, died on Monday, the band announced on social media. No cause of death was cited, but he announced back in June that he was battling Stage 4 colon cancer; he was 60.

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