one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups of the early '90s." Rick Bell of the North County Times, in a review of Trampoline, noted that the band's use of horn sections and string sections on the album gave it a "fuller sound" that complemented Malo's "velvety baritone". Mark Deming highlighted Nick Kane's "fine hipster jazz picking" in a review of Music for All Occasions. He also found influences of two-step in the album's "The Writing on the Wall" and Tejano music through the use of accordion on "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down", while Joel Bernstein of Country Standard Time compared the latter to Cajun music for the same reason. He also described the band's cover of "Blue Moon" as "Roy Orbison meets Dean Martin". Deming stated in a review of What a Crying Shame that "Robert Reynolds and Paul Deakin are a rhythm section who can give these songs the nervy drive of a rock band without betraying the Mavericks' country leanings, and they give the covers of 'All That Heaven Will Allow' and 'O What a Thrill' a taut foundation most contemporary Nashville acts lack." Members Current members Raul Malo – vocals, guitars (1989-2000, 2003–2004, 2012–present) Paul Deakin – drums (1989–2000, 2003-2004, 2012–present) Jerry Dale McFadden – keyboards, vocals (touring 1994–2000, 2003-2004; 2012–present) Eddie Perez – guitars (2003-2004, 2012–present) Touring members Max Abrams - saxophone Julio Diaz - trumpet Ed Friedland - bass guitar, upright bass Percy Cardona - accordion Lorenzo Molina - trumpet Past members Robert Reynolds – bass guitar (1989–2000, 2003-2004, 2012–2014) Ben Peeler – guitars (1989–1991) David Lee Holt – guitars (1991–1993) Nick Kane – guitars (1993–2000) Former touring members Matt Cappy - trumpet Michael Guerra - accordion Jaime Hanna - guitars Awards Discography Studio albums The Mavericks (1990) From Hell to Paradise (1992) What a Crying Shame (1994) Music for All Occasions (1995) Trampoline (1998) The Mavericks (2003) In Time (2013) Mono (2015) Brand New Day (2017) Hey! Merry Christmas! (2018) Play the Hits (2019) En Español (2020) Footnotes References External links Official website of The Mavericks Official website of lead singer Raul Malo 1989 establishments in Florida American country music groups Big Machine Records artists Country music groups from Florida Grammy Award winners MCA Records artists Mercury Records artists Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups from Miami Musical quartets Sanctuary Records artists