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 playing in clubs around Miami. Raul Malo being a great song writer and singer the band was bound to take off into the spotlight in no time. The debut album self titled “The Mavericks” came in 1991 and they later signed on with the music label MCA Nashville and Quickly after this came their second debut album title “From Hell to Paradise” and this became their first major label release in 1992. Later some replacements were inevitable as guitarist Ben Peeler was replaced by David Lee Holt, which later was replaced by Nick Kane in 1994. They went on to record six studio albums between 1991 and 2003 leaving their mark on the Country music genre.

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