Archive for August, 2011

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 (more…)

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 (more…)