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Rodriguez was one of the first Hispanic country music stars, finding success at the beginning of his career after moving to Nashville at 21 and signing a deal with Mercury Records.
Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at the age of 73, his family announced yesterday. The singer, recognised as one of country music's earliest Hispanic stars, passed away peacefully on ...
Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Mexican American country music star whose folksy storytelling propelled him to fame in the 1970s, has died, according to reports. He was 73. His daughter, Aubry ...
Johnny Rodriguez, the first country star of Mexican American descent known for such recordings as “You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” died Friday ...
Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died aged 73, his family have announced. During the peak of his career in the mid-1970s, Rodriguez had six number one songs, and many other hits including a ...
Johnny Rodriguez, first Mexican American country star, known for hits like 'That's the Way Love Goes' and 'Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico,' has died at 73.
Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73 Johnny Rodriguez poses for a photo in Nashville, Tenn., July 3, 1996.
Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican American country star, has died. He was 73.
Johnny Rodriguez, who became the first Mexican American country music star with a string of hits, died on Friday. He was 73. His daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, announced his death on social media but ...
70s country music star Johnny Rodriguez died at the age of 73. The “Pass Me By’ singer was largely considered one of the first mainstream Hispanic country stars in the US.
Johnny Rodriguez's death was announced by his daughter, Aubry, in an Instagram post on Friday, May 9. The late singer had reportedly entered hospice care earlier in the week, 'Saving Country Music ...