- The Mavericks
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Mavericks
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Origin =Miami, Florida ,USA
Genre = Country
Years_active = 1989-2003
Label = Cross Three
MCA
Mercury
Sanctuary
Associated_acts =Flaco Jiménez Hanna-McEuen
Past_members = Paul Deakin
Jaime Hanna
Ericson HoltRaul Malo
Nick Kane
Paul O'Rourke
Ben Peeler
Ashley Price
Mitchell Quinn
Robert ReynoldsThe Mavericks was a
Grammy Award -winningalternative country music band founded in 1989 inMiami, Florida ,United States . Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting fourteen singles on the "Billboard" country charts. Their highest-peaking American single was 1996's "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down", a collaboration with accordionistFlaco Jiménez .After the band split up in 2003, lead singer
Raul Malo became a solo artist. Robert Reynolds has released two solo EPs, 'Audrey In A Dream' & 'The Wintersky Works', co-founded a 'sort-of-supergroup' called SWAG - releasing the album Catchall, and performs with fellow member Paul Deakin in various groups. Occasional supporting member, guitarist and songwriter Jamie Hanna, joined Jonathan McEuen in the duoHanna-McEuen .Band history
Raul Malo met bassist Robert Reynolds at high school in Florida and discovered they had similar musical tastes (such as Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline). Reynolds persuaded his friend Paul Deakin to join them on drums and by the late 1980s they had added guitarist Ben Peeler and were performing as the Mavericks. Writing much of the material, and being a versatile singer, Raul Malo was a driving force behind the band.
They began playing their own material in rock clubs in the Miami area, as country venues tended to only want bands that played covers. Malo wrote all the material for their 1990 debut album, "The Mavericks".
In 1991, the band was signed by MCA Nashville and their first major label release, "From Hell to Paradise", debuted in 1992. Guitarist Ben Peeler was replaced by David Lee Holt, who was, in turn, replaced by Nick Kane in 1994.
They released the more poppy "
What a Crying Shame " (#54 US, #6 Country and Western) in 1994, which spawned the Top 20 Country and Western hits "There Goes My Heart" and "O What a Thrill." "Music for All Occasions " (#58 US, #9 C&W, #56 UK) was released in 1995, and included the hits "Here Comes the Rain" (#22 C&W) and "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" (#13 C&W).Their 1998 album "Trampoline" was a smash hit in the UK, reaching #10 and yielding a #4 UK hit in "Dance the Night Away", and "I've Got This Feeling" (#27 UK) and "Someone Should Tell Her" (#45 UK). However, in the US it was less successful, reaching #96 pop and #9 C&W.
1999 saw them split from MCA after "Trampoline" didn't sell well in the US and their songs failed to get radio airplay. They released a greatest-hits compilation, "" which hit #40 in the UK but failed to chart in the US. Their 2003 album "The Mavericks" hit #65 in the UK, but, like its predecessor, flopped in the US. They split up shortly afterwards,
Raul Malo going on to a solo career.Awards
= Academy of Country Music Awards=1994
* Top Vocal Group1995
* Top Vocal GroupCountry Music Association Awards 1995
* Vocal Group of the Year1996
* Vocal Group of the YearDiscography
Official videography
Officially released films featuring the Mavericks are listed with their original release dates.
*2004 "The Mavericks: Live in Austin Texas", directed by Michael Drumm (DVD - Sanctuary Records Group)
*2004 "The Best of the Mavericks: The DVD Collection" (DVD - MCA Nashville)ee also
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Academy of Country Music
*List of country musicians
*Country Music Association References
* Hingston, Michael (2005). "The Mavericks" in the liner notes for "The Mavericks Collection". McErlain, Lisa et al., Project Coordinators. Universal / Spectrum Music.
External links
* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/mavericks_the/artist.jhtml The Mavericks at CMT.com]
* [http://www.raulmalo.com/ Official site of lead singer Raul Malo]
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