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Country Music Legend Johnny Rodriguez Dead at 73: ‘We Have Lost Someone Irreplaceable’
Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar-level career as one of country music's first Hispanic stars in the 1970s, has died.
Johnny Rodriguez, Chicano country star who sang 'Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico,' dies at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Mexican American country music star whose folksy storytelling propelled him to fame in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music’s First Mexican American Star, Dead at 73
Johnny Rodriguez ... While performing there, Rodriguez was noticed by the country singer and songwriter Tom T. Hall, who encouraged him to make a go for a country career in Nashville and later ...
Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73
Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73. The popular Mexican American singer was best known for chart-topping ...