Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died aged 73, with his family paying tribute and describing him as "irreplaceable". The singer was best known for the hit song Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico.

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 Johnny Rodriguez ...

Johnny Rodriguez, the first country star of Mexican American descent known for such recordings as “You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” died Friday ...

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez ... Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,” has died. He was 73. Rodriguez died Friday ...

The first popular Mexican American country artist, he was best known for the 1970s hits “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico.” By Livia Albeck-Ripka ...

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died aged 73, with his family paying tribute and describing him as "irreplaceable". The singer was best known for the hit song Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico.

Johnny Rodriguez ... With popular tracks like "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" and "I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind," Rodriguez endeared himself to fans with slow but soaring vocals, nailing ...

Johnny Rodriguez's death was announced by his daughter, Aubry, in an Instagram post on Friday, May 9. The late singer had reportedly entered hospice care earlier in the week, 'Saving Country Music' ...

Los Angeles [US], May 12 (ANI): Veteran country music star Johnny ... song "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" also reaching No. 1 later that year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rodriguez's debut ...

Johnny Rodriguez, one of country music’s first Hispanic stars and known for 1970s hits “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,” has died at the age of 73.