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Johnny Rodriguez, Mexican American country star, dead at 73
Mexican music and country music said almost the same thing, just in different languages,' the late singer said in a ...
Country music pioneer ‘whose artistry touched millions’ dies at 73
A country music pioneer who racked up several chart-topping hits during the 1970s has died at the age of 73. Johnny Rodriguez ...
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Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music Star, Dies at 73
The first popular Mexican American country artist, he was best known for the 1970s hits “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico.” By Livia Albeck-Ripka ...
Mexican-American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73
Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, ...
Johnny Rodriguez, pioneering Mexican American country star, dies at 73
At the height of his career in the 1970s, he released six No. 1 country hits. He later made headlines when he was acquitted of an acquaintance’s murder.
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Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music’s First Mexican American Star, Dead at 73
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 ...
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Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — 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 ...
Groundbreaking Mexican-American country star Johnny Rodriguez dies at 73
Mexican-American country favorite Johnny Rodriguez, renowned for "You Always Come Back To Hurting Me," died on May 9, 2025.
Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music’s First Mexican American Star, Dead at 73
The Texas native was known for recordings like "That's the Way Love Goes," "You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)," and his ...
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Groundbreaking Mexican-American country star Johnny Rodriguez dies at 73
Texas native Johnny Rodriguez, a Mexican-American ... inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2010, he received the Institute of Hispanic Culture Pioneer Award, honoring his decades ...