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Biography
refimprove|date=September 2008Infobox musical artist | name = The Mavericks| image = The Mavericks promo photo.png| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Miami, Florida , United States | genre = Neotraditional country , Rockabilly , Americana music|Americana | years_active = 1989–2003; 2012-present| label = Cross Three MCA Nashville Records|MCA Mercury Records|Mercury Sanctuary Big Machine Records|Valory Music Co. | associated_acts = Flaco Jiménez Hanna-McEuen | website = http://www.themavericksband.com themavericksband.com| current_members = Paul Deakin Raul Malo Robert Reynolds| past_members = Jaime Hanna David Lee Holt Nick Kane Ben PeelerEddie Perez / Jerry Dale McFadden The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida , United States . Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country charts. Their highest-peaking American single was 1996's "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down", a collaboration with accordionist Flaco 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.
In October 2011, the group announced plans to reunite for a tour in 2012.cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1672866/the-mavericks-reuniting-for-2012-tour.jhtml|title=The Mavericks Reuniting for 2012 Tour|publisher= Country Music Television|CMT.com |accessdate=October 20, 2011 In February 2012, the group signed with Valory Music Co., an imprint of the independent record label Big Machine Records .cite web|url= http://www.musicrow.com/2012/02/valory-goes-maverick-with-new-signing/|title=Valory Goes Maverick With New Signing|publisher=MusicRow|accessdate=February 17, 2012
Band history
Raul Malo met bassist Robert Reynolds at a record store in Florida and discovered they had similar musical tastes (such as HankWilliams , 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 1991 debut album, The Mavericks (1991 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).
Also in 1994, The Mavericks teamed up with Carl Perkins and Duane Eddy to contribute "Matchbox" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization .
Their 1998 album Trampoline (The Mavericks album)|Trampoline was a smash hit in the UK Albums Chart , reaching #10 and yielding a #4 UK Singles Chart|UK hit in " Dance the Night Away (The Mavericks song)|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 did not sell well in the US and their songs failed to get radio airplay. They released a greatest-hits compilation, '' Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks which hit #40 in the UK but failed to chart in the US. In 2003, the band reunited. Guitarist Eddie Perez joined the band.
They recorded a new album The Mavericks (2003 album)|The Mavericks which hit #65 in the UK,cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 356 but, like its predecessor, flopped in the US. They split up shortly afterwards, Raul Malo going on to a solo career.
In September 2004, Sanctuary Records came out with a live concert DVD of The Mavericks' performance at Stubbs Barbecue in Austin, Texas. In the past several years, Eddie Perez has been touring with Dwight Yoakam as his lead guitarist and has appeared on his recording of Dwight Sings Buck .
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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