{"id":436939,"date":"2025-12-10T03:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/436939\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T03:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:33:15","slug":"trisha-yearwood-chris-isaak-honor-mavericks-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/436939\/","title":{"rendered":"Trisha Yearwood, Chris Isaak Honor Mavericks Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTrisha Yearwood remembered Raul Malo<\/a> as \u201cone of the finest voices of our generation\u201d in a tribute to the frontman for the Mavericks, who died<\/a> Monday (Dec. 8) at the age of 60. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t have words to express my sadness at the passing of Raul Malo,\u201d Yearwood wrote on Instagram<\/a>, celebrating his singular voice and \u201clarger than life personality to go with it.\u201d Yearwood collaborated with the Mavericks in 1995 on a rendition of the C. Carson Parks song, \u201cSomething\u2019 Stupid,\u201d which appeared on the band\u2019s album, Music for All Occasions. (At the time, Yearwood was also married to then-Mavericks bassist, Robert Reynolds.)<\/p>\n

\n\tYearwood continued: \u201cI\u2019ve been sitting with my memories this morning, and just want to send my love and strength to [his wife] Betty and the Malo family, to the Mavericks, and to everyone who loved Raul and his music. Gone too soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAlong with Yearwood, Malo was honored by Shooter Jennings, who wrote<\/a> on X, \u201cI loved the Mavericks. We got to hang many times and I used to tell [Malo] how much I went crazy for his version of [Pink Floyd\u2019s] \u2018Us and Them.\u2019 A performer and craftsman of the highest order.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tChris Isaak, who collaborated with Malo and the Mavericks on numerous occasions, remembered him as a friend and a deeply talented musician. \u201cI can tell you he was unparalleled in his singing,\u201d Isaak said<\/a>. \u201cI could listen to him all day. He had a gift. I used to tell him if they ever made a film about me I wanted him to do the singing\u2026that way I\u2019d sound better than ever.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tHit songwriter Desmond Child called<\/a> it a \u201cvery sad day,\u201d but said Malo \u201cleft us a rich legacy of incredible music with his band the Mavericks. He had the voice of an angel and a devilish contagious laugh with the biggest most generous welcoming heart. Te quiero para siempre hermano.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWith his resonant, dynamic voice, Malo earned the nickname \u201cEl Maestro\u201d among bandmates and fans. His potent vocals anchored the Mavericks as they moved seamlessly between, and blended, elements of American country and roots music, along with elements of Tex-Mex, Afro-Cuban, and other Latin styles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tMalo was diagnosed with colon cancer<\/a> in June 2024, and the following September he revealed that he was fighting LMD<\/a> (leptomeningeal disease), an incurable form of cancer that affects the brain and spinal cord. Just days before his death, Malo was celebrated with a two-night tribute<\/a> at Nashville\u2019s Ryman Auditorium with a lineup featuring Rodney Crowell, Eddie Perez, Ray Benson, Maggie Rose, and former Mavericks bassist Robert Reynolds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tMalo was supposed to attend the event, where he was to receive the American Eagle Award from the National Music Council of the United States. But he was rushed to a hospital just days before the show. Still, he sent along a letter, which his longtime champion and label head, Scott Borchetta, read to the crowd.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMusic has been the guiding force of my entire life,\u201d Malo wrote<\/a>. \u201cIn these past months, I\u2019ve had to fight battles I\u2019ve never imagined. But on the hardest of days, music remained my companion. Your letters, your stories of how a song helped you through loss, heartbreak, joy, those became our songs. You all carried me more than you know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n