How Johnny Rodriguez's 'Love Put a Song in My Heart' Became a 1975 Country No. 1 Hit

In 1975, Johnny Rodriguez scored a major success with a romantic country ballad written by one of Nashville's most celebrated ...
USA Today

Johnny Rodriguez, Chicano country star dies at 73, George Strait pays tribute

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 ...
The New York Times

Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music Star, Dies at 73

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 Johnny Rodriguez, ...
Rolling Stone

Johnny Rodriguez, Country Music’s First Mexican American Star, Dead at 73

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 after entering ...