Johnny Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951 in Sabinal, Texas) is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande," and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No. 1 country hits in his career.
Read more about Johnny Rodriguez: Early Life & Rise To Fame, The Height of His Career in The 1970s, Decline in The 1980s & Into The 1990s, Life After 1998 To Present
Famous quotes containing the words johnny and/or rodriguez:
“Wha lies here?
I, Johnny Doo.
Hoo, Johnny, is that you?
Ay, man, but a’m dead noo.”
—Anonymous. “Johnny Doo,” from Geoffrey Grigson’s Faber Book of Epigrams and Epitaphs, Faber & Faber (1977)
“As you see yourself, I once saw myself; as you see me now, you will be seen.”
—Mexican proverb quoted in “Night and Day,” Frontiers, Richard Rodriguez (1990)