He was battling colon cancer and later leptomeningeal disease, a rare complication when cancer spreads to membranes around the brain and spinal cord. Raul malo, the mavericks singer known for his muscular baritone and expansive take on country music, is dead at 60 Malo announced a cancer diagnosis last year. Raul malo, performing here in nashville, tenn In 2014, died at the age of 60 Malo was the lead singer of the mavericks, a band that blended country with rock and roll, blues and latin sounds.
His wife, betty malo, announced the news of his death on social media, per the ap. The mavericks lead singer raul malo dead at 60 after cancer battle his contributions to american and latin music will be everlasting, the band said in a statement. Raul malo, lead singer of the mavericks, has died at 60 What we know about his cause of death so far.
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