Infusing Spanish language and Latin influence into his music, his debut album "Introducing Johnny Rodriguez" was nominated for album of the year at the 1974 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Johnny Rodriguez FILE PHOTO: Johnny Rodriguez performing on the ABC tv special '1976 / 11th Academy of Country Music Awards', at the Palladium. Rodriguez died May 9 at the age of 73. (Photo by ...

Rodriguez's debut album, Introducing Johnny Rodriguez ... the most promising vocalist honor at the Academy of Country Music Awards and was nominated for single record of the year for "Pass ...

Johnny Rodriguez, one of country music’s first ... He was also honored by the Academy of Country Music and nominated for CMA Awards, and was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame ...

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb ...

By McKinley Franklin Johnny Rodriguez, the chart-topping Hispanic ... promising vocalist honor at the Academy of Country Music Awards and was nominated for single record of the year for “Pass ...

Proving an immediate success, Introducing Johnny Rodriguez was nominated for the prestigious Album of the Year award at the subsequent Academy of Country Music Awards. 1973 saw the release of two ...