Okay short and sweet today. Happy Birthday to Raul Malo, former lead singer of The Mavericks, a totally misunderstood band that was categorized as "Country" but so much more. Mr. Malo has one of the most beautiful tenor voices in the business. He is comfortable singing ballads, swing, rock w/ a bit o' country, as well as Latin influenced music, plus he has a great Christmas CD out! His control, timbre and pitch are amazing. He loves playing and plays most anywhere, which is great and a curse, because most of the time now it's small places where the crowd can sometimes drown out the wonder of his vocals. A good friend and I saw him at the Paradise in Boston a few years back and wondered why he wasn't playing to a bigger audience, and really why he's still not necessarily well know. It's a shame because his talent is amazing.
Because he sings such a variety of styles I bet you can find a song of his you'll enjoy (he's even sung Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual"). There are plenty of clips out there of him. I'll leave you with one of my favorite.
Beautiful, and worthy of the Roy Orbison original. This song has been a favorite of mine since Blue Velvet. I'll have to check out his other performances.
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