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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 ...
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 died on Friday, May 9 “surround by family,” his daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, ...
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Mexican-American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73
Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73 Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just ...
Johnny Rodriguez, Mexican American country star, dead at 73
Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican American country star, has died. He was 73.His death on May 9 was confirmed in a social media post from his ...
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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 such as ''I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind,'' ''Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico ...
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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 ...