Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar-level career as one of country music’s first Hispanic stars in the 1970s, has died.

By Livia Albeck-Ripka Johnny Rodriguez ... his four-decade career. His survivors include his wife, Debbie McNeely; his sisters, Antonia and Eloisa; and a daughter, Aubry Rodriguez.

“Introducing Johnny Rodriguez,” was nominated for album of the year in 1973. More than a dozen of his albums and singles landed in the Top 10. Rodriguez later said his career suffered after he ...

Johnny Rodriguez, a Mexican-American country singer who had six No. 1 hits during his career, has died at the age of 73. Rodriguez’s daughter confirmed her father’s death in a post on social ...

“Introducing Johnny Rodriguez,” was nominated for album of the year in 1973. More than a dozen of his albums and singles landed in the Top 10. Rodriguez later said his career suffered after he ...

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died aged 73, his family have announced. During the peak of his career in the mid-1970s, Rodriguez had six number one songs, and many other hits including a ...

Johnny Rodriguez ... While performing there, Rodriguez was noticed by the country singer and songwriter Tom T. Hall, who encouraged him to make a go for a country career in Nashville and later ...

Veteran country music star Johnny Rodriguez ... Aubry concluded. Rodriguez was one of the first Hispanic country music stars, finding success at the beginning of his career after moving to ...

Johnny Rodriguez ... together,” Aubry concluded. Rodriguez was one of the first Hispanic country music stars, finding success at the beginning of his career after moving to Nashville at 21 ...