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Wow, damn.  Knew he was illin and got a nice note from shithead Dwight about being unable to continue their tour.

RIP.

 

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Knew this was coming but had hopes Raul could hold out a while longer.  Fuck.  Saw them back in their "heyday" at the Erwin Center with Mary Chapin Carpenter opening, fantastic show.  Flaco joined them on stage, it was great.  

About 10 years ago, they tried to start a music festival here in Taylor, the "Stomp n Holler" festival.  They got the Mavericks to headline, it was incredible.  My polka band played out in the gazebo earlier in the day, so I guess technically I can say I got to open up for the Mavericks.  

Rest in peace sir.

 

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Damn. I knew he was fighting cancer, but didn't realize his situation had gone so downhill in the past 2 months. Was listening to him as a guest on Dwight Yoakam's show on Sirius not all that long ago. Funny enough, the first time I heard "All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down," I just assumed it was Dwight singing, and that the Mavericks were a side-project of his. 

I was a latecomer to the Mavericks, but got really into them over the past 2 years or so. If I'm outside, drinking a few beers while grilling or sitting by the fire, a pretty good chance a Mavericks song will be in the playlist and I'll be singing along. In addition to some of the gems already posted, I love this song:

Just a truly talented singer and songwriter.

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