Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Mexican American country music star whose folksy storytelling propelled him to fame in the ...

Mexican music and country music said almost the same thing, just in different languages,' the late singer said in a ...

Mexican-American country favorite Johnny Rodriguez, renowned for "You Always Come Back To Hurting Me," died on May 9, 2025.

Johnny Rodriguez, one of country music’s first Hispanic stars and known for 1970s hits “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and ...

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died aged 73, his family have announced. During the peak of his career in the ...

Rodriguez was named the most promising male vocalist at the 1972 Academy of Country Music Awards, and his debut album, ...

Mexican American country star Johnny Rodriguez, known for chart-topping hits like 'Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,' is dead at 73 ...

By Livia Albeck-Ripka Johnny Rodriguez, who became the first Mexican ... He released 35 albums in his four-decade career. His survivors include his wife, Debbie McNeely; his sisters, Antonia ...

Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar-level career as one of country music's first Hispanic stars in the 1970s, has died.

Johnny Rodriguez, the first major Mexican American ... Yet by the early 1980s, Mr. Rodriguez’s career was faltering as he struggled with alcohol use and an addiction to pain killers and cocaine.