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Johnny Rodriguez, Chicano country star dies at 73, George Strait pays tribute
Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Mexican American country music star whose folksy storytelling propelled him to fame in the ...
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, ...
The New York Times5d
Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music Star, Dies at 73
By Livia Albeck-Ripka 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 ...
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Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music’s First Mexican American Star, Dead at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, a Texas country singer known for songs like "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico," has died at 73. - Credit: Paul S. Howell/Getty Images Johnny Rodriguez ...
Rolling Stone6d
Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music’s First Mexican American Star, Dead at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, the first country star of Mexican ... which added two more hits to his resume. The hard-luck anthem “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” mixed wanderlust with a broken heart ...
New York Post5d
Chart-topping country singer Johnny Rodriguez dead at 73
Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb ...
The Washington Post2d
Johnny Rodriguez, pioneering Mexican American country star, dies at 73
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 ...
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Mexican-American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73
Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73 Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just ...
Variety5d
Johnny Rodriguez, Pioneering Hispanic Country Singer, Dies at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, one of country music’s first Hispanic stars and known for 1970s hits “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,” has died at the age of 73.
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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 such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to ...
Los Angeles Times3d
Johnny Rodriguez, Mexican American country star, dead at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter ... He had six singles top Billboard’s hot country songs chart, with nine others in the Top 10, including beloved hits like “Ridin’ My ...