Johnny Rodriguez, who built a superstar-level career as one of country music's first Hispanic stars in the 1970s, has died.

Johnny Rodriguez, the first major Mexican ... Yet by the early 1980s, Mr. Rodriguez’s career was faltering as he struggled with alcohol use and an addiction to pain killers and cocaine.

Johnny Rodriguez, a Mexican-American country singer who had six No. 1 hits during his career, has died at the age of 73. Rodriguez’s daughter confirmed her father’s death in a post on social ...

By Livia Albeck-Ripka Johnny Rodriguez ... his four-decade career. His survivors include his wife, Debbie McNeely; his sisters, Antonia and Eloisa; and a daughter, Aubry Rodriguez.

Johnny Rodriguez ... together,” Aubry concluded. Rodriguez was one of the first Hispanic country music stars, finding success at the beginning of his career after moving to Nashville at 21 ...