The Mavericks are an eclectic American band, combining
neotraditional country music, Latin, and
rockabilly influences. The Mavericks were founded in 1989 in
Miami, Florida. Between 1991 and 2003, the band recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the
Billboard country charts. Their highest-peaking American single was 1996's "
All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down", a collaboration with accordionist
Flaco Jiménez. They are best known in the UK for their 1998 single "
Dance the Night Away," which spent 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 4. In 1996, The Mavericks won a
Grammy Award for the song "
Here Comes the Rain."