Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar-level career as one of country music’s first Hispanic stars in the 1970s, has died. According to his family, the singer died on Friday (May 9 ...

Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Mexican American country music star whose folksy storytelling propelled him to fame in the 1970s, has died, according to reports. He was 73. His daughter ...

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 ...

COUNTRY music pioneer Johnny Rodriguez has died at 73. The Texas-born star had six number one hits – and 20 top 10s – in his heyday between 1973 and 1978. Rodriguez helped to define ...

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 ...

The crash remains under investigation.Later that day, loved ones launched a GoFundMe campaign in his honor, describing Johnny ...