Raul Malo, lead singer of Mavericks, has died at 60
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The Mavericks honored Raul Malo in a big way just days before he died. The band and some special guests put on two benefit shows in honor their frontman, who battled cancer for the last year, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Dec. 5 and 6. Malo died on Dec. 8, two days after the second show. He was 60.
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Genre-blending visionary Raul Malo, frontman of band The Mavericks whose velvety baritone and versatile songwriting defined the '90s, died at 60.
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Malo died Monday night, his wife, Betty Malo, posted on his Facebook page. He had been battling cancer. The frontman of The Mavericks had documented his health journey on social media since he disclosed in June 2024 that he was receiving treatment for colon cancer.