Like any good country stars, the Mavericks are often seen out and about in Nashville and any true fan is required to head to Music City and scope them out, if given a chance. In case you’re able to set your home alarm systems and make it to Nashville this summer, here are a few of our favorite tips for things to do…when you’re not listening to the Read the rest of this entry »
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There are archives and information about this legendary country music band. Every detail of their six studio albums are here for fans. It is like looking into the past, as you are able to read about their amazing career on the country music charts. Read the rest of this entry »
The Mavericks were and alternative country band that was very popular in the 1990s. They had many great hits and won multiple Grammies while the band was together. Their inspiration from famous country singers like Patsy Cline Johnny Cash and Hank Williams helped define them as one of the more ground breaking country groups of the 90s and made them a band that is still remembered today.
While their debut album was not received as well as they had hope, when their album What a Read the rest of this entry »
Each band out there has its own unique origin on how they got started. The Mavericks is no exception to the fact. Founded in 1989 The Mavericks started out as Raul Malo met bassist Robert Reynolds at a record store in Florida. Both having similar taste in Country music it was all just a matter of time before they got the band up and running. Later drummer Paul Deakin came into the mix and by the late 1980′s as they added guitarist Ben Peeler they began performing as The Mavericks.Check out this link here. They started out Read the rest of this entry »
The 1995 Grammy Award winning (for best country performance by a duo or group with vocal) Mavericks officially started in 1989, in Miami, Florida. The band first began to take shape, though, in the mid-80′s, when Raul Malo and Robert Reynolds found their mutual love for country music, at a local record store, and its classic icons such as Johnny Cash and the legendary Hank Williams. Raul Malo was a singer and a songwriter and Reynolds played the bass. They added drummer Paul Deakin and guitarist Ben Peeler to the mix by the late 80′s and began to play Read the rest of this entry »
The Mavericks were founded in 1989 in Miami Florida. Since cover tunes were all that was wanted in country type clubs, the Mavericks started playing in rock clubs and writing their own material.
In 1991, their debut album, The Mavericks, was released. Raul Malo, lead vocalist and guitarist, wrote all the material for this first recorded album. “This Broken Heart”, was the only single released from this album, and sadly, it never made the charts. Another track, “I Don’t Care If You Love Me Anymore” was a country single that hit Read the rest of this entry »
Finding individual pictures of the country band The Mavericks can be pretty easy when using something like an image search engine. The downside of using that however is you’re going to get way more pictures than you wanted, most of them not even being related to The Mavericks since image searching is pretty vague for the most part. For example, if you were to search The Mavericks, you would more likely than not just end up looking at a bunch of horses! If you were to just do a regular search, Read the rest of this entry »
The Mavericks no longer play together, but their influence on the music world is far from over. Frontman Raul Malo, in particular, has continued to work on his craft since the bands breakup, recently releasing Sinners and Saints, a solo work to continue a string of successful albums, to the delight of fans who can never get enough of Malo’s inimitable sound.With arguably even more twang than on previous recordings, Sinners & Saints proudly lets it downhome roots shine through. Recorded in Austin, Texas, featuring contributions from many veterans of the South Texas music scene, the album does not try to hide the influence the area has on the music, blended flawlessly with Malo’s traditional Nashville stylings, rather embracing the eclectic combination.An all-around well balanced mix between original songs and personally crafted covers, the 9 track release is sure to entertain not only original Mavericks fans, but new followers in the post-Mavericks era and genuine music lovers far and wide. Not specifically catering to audiences of old, the upbeat backdrop of musical instruments will, however, clearly will remind listeners of the Mavericks glory days. Read the rest of this entry »
While “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down” may have been the highest reaching single The Mavericks ever released on US country charts, it did not set the high watermark for their North American success. “Here comes the Rain,” released in 1995 as part of their Music for All Occasions, spread across the Great White North like winter weather, rising to number 4 on the Canadian country charts. The song also had success on American soil, though more tempered, reaching the 22 spot for US country. Why so much success north of the border. Perhaps, it’s in the lyrics. Let’s take a lookYour love’s a heartacheThat’s torn me apartYou’ve watched my heart breakRight from the startYou took everything you wantedAnd now that you are goneChorus 1Here comes the rainFalling down on meI’m showered in painNothing remainsOf what used to beChorus 2Here comes the nightDark as my soulThere’s no end in sightNo shining lightNo love to holdHere comes the rain Read the rest of this entry »
In the years since the band’s first 1999 breakup, the various members of The Mavericks have branched out to chase their own individual accomplishments. Though the band would bring it back in for a brief stint in 2003, they would never recapture the success of their earlier years.Raul Malo has moved on to his solo career, releasing his first individual album in 2001, prior to the bands attempted reboot, titled Today. The album did not garner much attention in the United States, reached the UK hit list at 80. Malo would see slightly more success in his second attempt, You’re Only Lonely in 2006, ranking at 38 among US Indies. The year 2007 saw Malo make his prodigal return to the US Country charts, with his album After Hours climbing to the 43 spot. He followed up the success later that year with Marshmallow World & Other Holiday Favorites which checked in at 11 in the US Holiday category. After a 2 year hiatus, Malo released Lucky One in 2009, and just released a new album, Sinners and Saints, hitting shelves this month.Robert Reynolds joined a group known as Swag shortly after the breakup. He was later involved with the Hillbilly All-Stars, a group focused on touring and live shows with some intermittent studio time mixed in. He has recently played alongside Kevin Montgomery and the Roadtrippers and has worked in other aspects of the country music industry with digitalrodeo.com, an online music community for country artists and fans.Like Reynolds, Deakin has bounced around from act to act for a while, actually playing with Reynolds at a few stops. While he has not pursued future music endeavors as heavily as his former bandmates, all 3 original Mavericks will be forever remembered in music history.