Nation music star Johnny Rodriguez, a preferred Mexican American singer finest identified for chart-topping hits within the Seventies similar to “I Just 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, in accordance with social media statements posted by his daughter, Aubry Rodriguez. She stated he died peacefully and surrounded by household.
“Dad was not only a legendary musician whose artistry touched millions around the world, but also a deeply loved husband, father, uncle, and brother whose warmth, humor, and compassion shaped the lives of all who knew him,” she wrote.
Rodriguez was named probably the most promising male vocalist on the 1972 Academy of Nation Music Awards, and his debut, “Introducing Johnny Rodriguez,” was nominated for album of the 12 months in 1973. Greater than a dozen of his albums and singles landed within the Prime 10.
Rodriguez later stated his profession suffered after he started to make use of medicine and alcohol excessively.
Rodriguez was born in Sabinal, Texas, a small city about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of San Antonio and about 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of the U.S.-Mexico border.
A Texas jury acquitted Rodriguez of homicide in 1999, a few 12 months after he walked into his mom’s home in Sabinal and shot as soon as at an acquaintance whom he thought was a burglar. Israel Borrego, 26, died a day after he was shot.
Rodriguez continued to play live shows in South Texas, and he was inducted into the Texas Nation Music Corridor of Fame in 2007.
