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.

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 ...

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, 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.

Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican American country star, has died. He was 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, 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 ...

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to ...

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.