As the singer battles cancer, his band takes the stage to celebrate his impact on music with guests like Rodney Crowell, Maggie Rose, and former Mavericks bassist Robert Reynolds

The lead singer and main songwriter for the Mavericks has died. Raul Malo was 60 years old. The band announced his passing on its Instagram page on Tuesday. saying he died on Dec. 8, but did not provide details. A Mavericks’ representative said the cause of death was cancer, Rolling Stone reported.

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 disclosed in June 2024 that he was receiving treatment for colon cancer and began documenting his health journey on social media.