Johnny Rodriguez, well-known for hit songs such as Ridin' My ... The singer was well-known for blending Spanish lyrics into his country songs, something that was previously unheard of in the 1970s.

Johnny Rodriguez, a Texas country singer known for songs like "That's the Way Love ... covering the Beatles’ “Something” and the Eagles’ “Desperado.” He also recorded a rousing version ...

Born Juan Rodriguez in Sabinal, Texas, in 1951, Rodriguez was discovered at 18 by music promoter Happy Shahan after he was heard singing in a jail cell, where he was briefly held for a minor offense, ...

Johnny Rodriguez ... performed at bars and honky-tonks since the 1950s, Mr. Rodriguez sometimes switched languages in the middle of a song, performing a verse or refrain in Spanish, his first ...

Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar ... of My Mind," "Just Get Up and Close the Door" and "Love Put a Song in My Heart," and Rodriguez would continue to place chart hits off and on into ...

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 ...

By McKinley Franklin Johnny Rodriguez ... Back to Hurting Me,” with his song “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” also reaching No. 1 later that year. Rodriguez’s debut album, Introducing ...

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez ... shaped the lives of all who knew him,” she wrote. Rodriguez was best known for the hit songs “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin ...

The singer's daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, said he died on Friday, May 9 Paul S. Howell/Getty Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died. He was 73. Rodriguez's daughter Aubry announced his death ...

Johnny Rodriguez ... Indeed, Rodriguez emphasized the “Western” in C&W back then, weaving in mariachi elements and Tex-Mex stylings into his songs, and frequently sang in Spanish.

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 ...