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Pioneering Texas-born 1970s country music star Johnny Rodriguez dead at 73
Texas-born 1970s country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73. In Facebook post Friday night, his daughter Aubry ...
Tejano star Johnny Rodriguez passes peacefully at home surrounded by family
Johnny Rodriguez, Tejano and Texas country singer, died peacefully surrounded by family, his daughter confirmed on Facebook.
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‘Deeply loved’: Texas musician Johnny Rodriguez dies, family says
Musician Johnny Rodriguez has died, according to family. He was 73. His daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, said in a Facebook post ...
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, ...
Johnny Rodriguez, Pioneering Hispanic Country Music Star, Dies at 73
Born Juan Rodriguez in Sabinal, Texas, in 1951, Rodriguez was discovered at 18 by music promoter Happy Shahan after he was ...
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, ...
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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.
Groundbreaking Mexican-American country star Johnny Rodriguez dies at 73
Mexican-American country favorite Johnny Rodriguez, renowned for "You Always Come Back To Hurting Me," died on May 9, 2025.
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 ...
First Mexican American country music star, Johnny Rodriguez, dies
Popular Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez has died. He was 73 years old. Rodriguez was one of the first Mexican ...
Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez dies at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, Tejano and Texas country singer, died peacefully surrounded by family, his daughter confirmed on Facebook.
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Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music’s First Mexican American Star, Dead at 73
“It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Johnny Rodriguez, who left us peacefully on May 9th, surrounded by family,” she wrote. “Dad was not ...