Remembering Raul Malo of The Mavericks (rare 90s TV news segment)

HELP FREELANCE MUSIC JOURNALIST JOSEPH FENITY TELL HIS NEXT BIG STORY: https://lariwhite.org Remembering Raul Malo of The Mavericks — Rare 1990s TV News Package via ABC News — 1994 Raul Malo Jr. (August 7, 1965 – December 8, 2025) was a singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was both the lead singer and songwriter of country music band The Mavericks, co-writing many of their singles. After the disbanding of The Mavericks in the early 2000s, Malo pursued a solo career and later participated in the Los Super Seven supergroup. The Mavericks band re-formed in 2012 and continued to tour extensively. In 2015, they won the Americana music award for duo/group of the year. #90scountry #raulmalo #themavericks The Mavericks are an American band formed in Miami, Florida, in 1989. The original lineup consisted of Raul Malo (lead vocals, guitar), Paul Deakin (drums), Robert Reynolds (bass guitar) and Ben Peeler (lead guitar). After one independent album, the band was signed by MCA Nashville and David Lee Holt replaced Peeler on lead guitar; he would be replaced by Nick Kane shortly after their second MCA Records album and third overall 1994's What a Crying Shame. The band recorded a total of four albums for MCA and one for Mercury Records before disbanding in 2000. __ VIDEO CREDIT: ABC News Day One VIDEO YEAR: 1994 ARCHIVED BY: Fenity Files Joseph Fenity curates the FENITY FILES music archives. He is currently producing a documentary film about 90s country singer-songwriter Lari White. You’re encouraged to learn more about Lari White: The Greatest Star You Never Knew by visiting https://lariwhite.org.

Added 22 Apr 2026