Raul Malo, whose operatic, lush lead vocals led the eclectic musical group The Mavericks, died Monday (Dec. 8) at age 60 following a battle with cancer.

The history-making Malo – who merged together a huge body of influences to produce a truly singular sound – leaves behind a formidable legacy

Genre-blending visionary Raul Malo, frontman of band The Mavericks whose velvety baritone and versatile songwriting defined the '90s, died at 60.

Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60. Malo died Monday night, his wife, Betty Malo, posted on his Facebook page. He had been battling cancer.

Raul Malo, who has died of cancer aged 60, was the frontman of the Mavericks, who blended Tex-Mex rhythms with country and rockabilly and had a hit in Britain in 1998 with their jaunty single Dance the Night Away;

The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.

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The dynamic singer-songwriter who fused Latin, rock and country died a year after he was diagnosed with colon cancer.

The Miami-born, Cuban American musician, who died Dec. 8, played music that embraced Latin rhythms, roots, rock 'n' roll, and country. Originally broadcast in 1995.

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