When Raul Malo, the frontman of the Mavericks, died Monday after a battle with cancer, one of the world’s most dynamic, emotional voices was silenced. Anyone who had witnessed him perform live, either with the full force of the Mavericks behind him or solo with only his acoustic guitar, can attest to Malo’s ability to enthrall a room. Nearly every performance he gave, onstage or on record, electrified. These are 12 of his best, from the Mavericks’ ebullient “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down” to his own smoldering solo cut “Every Little Thing About You” and a stunning live take on “O Sole Mio.”

The Mavericks, ‘What a Crying Shame’

The Mavericks cut a unique figure in the music scene of the early Nineties, a rootsy band from the hip-hop mecca of Miami, Florida, with a Cuban-American fron

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