Raul Malo of The Mavericks Honors Willie Nelson This Friday
FRONTMAN RAUL MALO OF GRAMMY NOMINEES THE MAVERICKS HONORS WILLIE NELSON ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15
Performs During All-Star Library of Congress PBS Special
Willie Nelson is congratulated by the ensemble cast of performers at the 2015 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert at DAR Constitution Hall, November 18, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller
NASHVILLE, TN – Raul Malo, “silver-throated front man” (Elmore Magazine) of The Mavericks, will lend his voice to honor Willie Nelson during the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert television special, airing on PBS this Friday, January 15 at 9P ET. He will perform the classic “Crazy” and join for the all-star lineup for a finale that includes Nelson, Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Rosanne Cash, Ana Gabriel, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss, Neil Young, Promise of the Real, Buckwheat Zydeco and past Gershwin Prize honoree Paul Simon — with Don Was as music director. Next month, Raul will join his musical comrades – PAUL DEAKIN (drums), EDDIE PEREZ (guitars) and JERRY DALE MCFADDEN (keyboards) – in Los Angeles for 2016 GRAMMY Awards, which air on CBS at 8:00PM ET. The Mavericks are nominated in two categories: Best American Roots Song for “All Night Long” and Best Americana Album for MONO. Fans and music critics alike have gravitated to the Americana Music Awards Duo/Group of the Year’s palpable groove, with The Los Angeles Times demanding: “This is why human beings make music.”NPR notes, “…experience shows in the range of its sound and the utter confidence with which it navigates the ground connecting country with classic rock and roll with the Latin diaspora, all behind the unmatchable vocals of Raul Malo, heartthrob for the ages." While Rolling Stone muses: "Lonesome accordion, percussive organ, warmly arranged horns and the chop-strum-and-wail of guitar all grab for attention. Yet front and center is Raul Malo's mighty voice, which rings out with as much sensual authority as ever, whether he's brokenhearted, seductive or proclaiming with chipper, existential assurance that 'We're All Waiting for the World to End.'" Consistently blended their unique sound across critically-acclaimed albums – MONO (2015) and IN TIME (2013) – and venues from around the world, The Mavericks bring people together with the most universal language of all … music. For upcoming tour dates and more, visit TheMavericksBand.com.
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