# Raul Malo, leader singer of the Mavericks, dies at 60

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**Created:** [December 9, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raul-malo-leader-singer-of-the-mavericks-dies-at-60/1025559 "2025-12-09T16:55:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raul-malo-leader-singer-of-the-mavericks-dies-at-60/1025559/1 "2025-12-09T16:55:58Z")

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Very sad to hear this - their concerts were terrific. Apparently he was fighting two different kinds of cancer.

> **[Raul Malo, Golden-Voiced 'Maestro' of the Mavericks, Dead at 60](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/raul-malo-the-mavericks-dead-obituary-1235327867/)**
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> Raul Malo, the operatic singer and frontman of the country-rock band the Mavericks, has died at age 60.

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**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raul-malo-leader-singer-of-the-mavericks-dies-at-60/1025559/2 "2025-12-09T17:38:33Z")

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Lovely set of pipes. Here he is covering “[Remember](https://youtu.be/Xf1CUlUrH94?si=CBer9uwrLsaUymCa),” one of my favorite Harry Nilsson songs.

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**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raul-malo-leader-singer-of-the-mavericks-dies-at-60/1025559/3 "2025-12-10T16:54:13Z")

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Yeah, I was following this closely. Very sad. I’ve seen The Mavericks three times, and have been a fan since the 90s. They put on a tremendous show, and Malo was always terrific… great voice and seemed to always have fun on stage.

While the other band members are very talented, I don’t see how the band can continue without Malo. He was the heart and soul of the group.

I would definitely have seen them again in the next couple of years if he could have pulled through. He’ll be missed.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raul-malo-leader-singer-of-the-mavericks-dies-at-60/1025559/4 "2025-12-10T16:56:19Z")

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Great band. I saw one of his last performances opening for Dwight Yoakam.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raul-malo-leader-singer-of-the-mavericks-dies-at-60/1025559/5 "2025-12-11T21:43:29Z")

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Amazing talent, amazing voice.