Another week, another big loss to the world of music. When I messaged Ben that Raul Malo was dead, I didn’t think it’d mean much to a 30-something hipster. But he replied instantly about how Dance The Night Away was the soundtrack to his childhood summer holidays… which only goes to prove how powerful music is in cementing those pesky neural pathways in our memory banks.
The
Mavericks – Dance The Night Away
Mavericks lead singer Raul Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. died
on Monday night after 18 months fighting cancer. He was 60. I’ve got to admit
that back in 1998, at the time of their biggest hit, the Mavericks rather
passed me by. I only came to appreciate them much later, and Raul was the one
who got me to listen again when I heard him deputising for Ricky Ross on the
Another Country radio show a few years back. Malo came across as a warm,
intelligent man with a passion for music, and I found this more and more
evident when I started digging into his back catalogue.
The
Mavericks – All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
Last year’s Mavericks album Moon & Stars showed us a band at the peak of their powers… all the more tragic then that we lost Raul Malo so young.
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