Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Hispanic figure in country music, has died at the age of 73. His daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, confirmed her father’s passing in a heartfelt social media post on ...

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 was one of the first Hispanic country music stars, finding success at the beginning of his career after moving to Nashville at 21 and signing a deal with Mercury Records. His first ...

Growing up in South Texas, some 80 miles from the Mexico border, Mr. Rodriguez listened to mariachi groups as well as country music, gravitating toward the wry storytelling and lyricism of Jimmie ...

Country music legend Waylon Jennings died 23 years ago so it should not be surprising to know that folks in his hometown of ...

The billboards appeared one month after reports that albums of the Icon's previously unreleased music will go public in ...

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 ...

The country music world suffered another heartbreaking loss recently as news that spread that Helen Cornelius has died. Her death pushes the list of the notable losses to hit the genre to 15 in 2025.

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 the… ...

Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Hispanic figure in country music, has died at the age of 73. His daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, confirmed her father’s passing in a heartfelt social media post on ...