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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 ...
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 ...
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The Express Tribune14d
Johnny Rodriguez, pioneering Mexican American country music star, dies at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazer in country music and the first major Mexican American artist in the genre, died on Friday at the age of 73. His daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, confirmed the news on ...
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 ...
The Washington Post15d
Johnny Rodriguez, pioneering Mexican American country star, dies at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, the first major Mexican ... music pioneer, Freddy Fender, put out his breakthrough hit “Before the Next Teardrop Falls,” it became the first of six No. 1 country hits for ...
Los Angeles Times15d
Johnny Rodriguez, Mexican American country star, dead at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican ... the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and received the Institute of Hispanic Culture’s Pioneer Award ...
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First Mexican American country music star, Johnny Rodriguez, dies
He was 73 years old. Rodriguez was one of the first Mexican American country singers and had such hits as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico" and “That’s ...