Johnny Rodriguez, a trailblazing Mexican American country music star whose folksy storytelling propelled him to fame in the ...

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” ...

Mexican music and country music said almost the same thing, just in different languages,' the late singer said in a ...

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, ...

Johnny Rodriguez, one of country music’s first Hispanic stars and known for 1970s hits “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and ...

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 ...

Mexican American country star Johnny Rodriguez, known for chart-topping hits like 'Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,' is dead at 73 ...

Johnny Rodriguez, the first major Mexican American country star, who sang in both English and Spanish and wrote 1970s hits including “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” — about a forlorn ...

Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering singer-songwriter widely regarded as the first Mexican American country star, has died. He was 73. His death on May 9 was confirmed in a social media post from his ...

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 ...