CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Tejano and country singer Johnny Rodriguez passed away Friday night. The late singer was from Sabinal, Texas. According to a Facebook post made by his daughter, Aubry Rodriguez ...
LOS ANGELES -- Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican American country star, has died. He was 73. His death on May 9 was confirmed in a social media ...
Johnny Rodriguez, the first major Mexican American country star, who sang in both English and Spanish and wrote 1970s hits including “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” — about a forlorn hitchhiker trying to ...
Country Tejano artist Johnny Rodriguez died at age 73. Rodriguez achieved multiple No. 1 country hits in the 1970s. Rodriguez received numerous awards and accolades, including inductions into multiple ...