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. His daughter, Aubry ...

Johnny Rodriguez, first Mexican American country star, known for hits like 'That's the Way Love Goes' and 'Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico,' has died at 73.

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 ...

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 ...

Johnny Rodriguez, country star with hits like “Pass Me By (If You’re Only Passing Through)” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” died at the age of 73 on May 9. He entered hospice care ...

Johnny Rodriguez, a Texas country singer known for songs like "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico," has died at 73. - Credit: Paul S. Howell/Getty Images.

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at the age of 73, his family announced yesterday. The singer, recognised as one of country music's earliest Hispanic stars, passed away peacefully on ...

Johnny Rodriguez at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill., in 1986. The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame described him as the “greatest and most memorable Chicano Country singer of all time.” ...