Johnny Rodriguez's death was announced by his daughter, Aubry, in an Instagram post on Friday, May 9. The late singer had ...

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.

Born Juan Rodriguez in Sabinal, Texas, in 1951, Rodriguez was discovered at 18 by music promoter Happy Shahan after he was heard singing in a jail cell, where he was briefly held for a minor offense, ...

Johnny Rodriguez, the first country star of Mexican ... “You have stories in Mexican music, and country music said almost the same thing, just in different languages,” Rodriguez said in ...

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 ...

Country music legend Johnny Rodriguez has died. He was 73. No cause of death was reported. Rodriguez reportedly died Friday at home.

Johnny Rodriguez, country star with hits like “Pass Me By (If You’re Only Passing Through)” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” ...

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. Rodriguez died on Friday ...

A country music pioneer who racked up several chart-topping hits during the 1970s has died at the age of 73. Johnny Rodriguez died on Friday, May 9 “surround by family,” his daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, ...

On May 9 2025, the passing of trailblazer country music artist Johnny Rodriguez at the age of 73 was announced by his daughter, Aubry Rodriguez. The Mexican-American singer leaves behind a historic ...