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American singer

This article is about the singer and songwriter. For people with similar name, see John Rodríguez.

Musical artist

Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, )^[1] is an American country music singer.

He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.

In the s and s, 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.

Early life

Rodriguez was born in Sabinal, Texas,^[1][2] situated 90 miles from Mexico.

Johnny rodriguez net worth At just 20 years old, Rodriguez decided to move to Nashville to try his luck as a country singer. Allen is famous worldwide for his tunes. The multi-platinum country singer signed with Broken Bow Records and now serves as a producer on his albums. He also received a string of awards, including a Grammy nod in This southern girl from small-town Louisiana wrote a song about her personal experience.

He was the second youngest in a family of 10 children living in a four-room house. Growing up in Sabinal, Rodriguez was a good student in school and an altar boy for his church. He was also the captain of his junior high schoolfootball team. When Rodriguez was 16 years old, his father died of cancer, and his older brother, Andres, died in an automobile accident the following year.

The two incidents had an effect on Rodriguez and he became a troubled teen.^[3]

In , at age 18, Rodriguez ended up in jail. He sang frequently in his cell and was overheard by Texas RangerJoaquin Jackson, who was impressed and told promoter "Happy" Shahan about him. (The common story told is that he was arrested after he and some friends were caught stealing and barbecuing a goat, although Jackson would later state that Rodriguez was in jail simply for an unpaid fine.)^[3][4]

Shahan then hired Johnny to perform at his local tourist attraction called the Alamo Village.^[1] During one of his sets in , he came to the attention of country singers Tom T.

Hall and Bobby Bare, who encouraged the young singer to go to Nashville, Tennessee.^[2] The year-old singer arrived in Nashville with only a guitar in his hand and $14 in his pocket.^{[citation needed]} Hall soon found work for Rodriguez fronting his band, as well as writing songs.

Johnny rodriguez net worth videos He is a Tejano and Texas country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish. In the s and s, 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'. Rodriguez was born in Sabinal, Texas , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] situated 90 miles from Mexico. He was the second youngest in a family of 10 children living in a four-room house. Growing up in Sabinal, Rodriguez was a good student in school and an altar boy for his church.

Less than one year later, Hall took Rodriguez to Mercury Records' Nashville division and landed him an audition with the record label. After performing the songs "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "If I Left It Up to You," he was offered a contract with Mercury.^[1] He signed and began recording in their Nashville studio.

Career

Career in the s

After signing with Mercury, his first single to be released was 's "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)."^[1] This recording was a success, going to No.&#;9 on the Hot Country Songs list that year. Rodriguez became the first well-known American of Mexican descent as a country singer.^[5]

In , Rodriguez was voted the 'Most Promising Vocalist' by the Academy of Country Music.

The next year, he achieved his first No. 1 hit song, "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me."^[1] Another song that year, "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico," written by Rodriguez, was also a No. 1 hit. Both songs were listed in the Billboard Hot

In , his debut album was released, which rose to No.&#;1 on the Top Country Albums chart.

He was nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year by the CMA Awards. In addition to his success in country music, he also had a role on the television show Adam and also made a guest appearance on The Dating Game in

In , all three singles he released reached to No. 1 on the country chart: "I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind" "Just Get Up and Close the Door," and "Love Put a Song in My Heart."^[1] Rodriguez's success on the country chart continued throughout much of the s.

He recorded songs not only written by himself around this time, but also covers of songs such as George Harrison's "Something," Linda Hargrove's "Just Get Up and Close the Door," Mickey Newbury's "Poison Red Berries," and Billy Joe Shaver's "Texas Up Here Tennessee." By , Rodriguez was considered a member of the outlaw country market in country music, like fellow musicians Bobby Bare and Tom T.

Hall.

Career in the s and s and murder charge

Despite the outlaw movement fading from view in the late s, Rodriguez was determined to stay on top of his game. In , he switched to Epic Records.^[1] There he worked with the record producer Billy Sherrill. His first hit from Epic came that year with the No.&#;6 country hit, "Down on the Rio Grande." His debut album from the record company was entitled Rodriguez, although all the songs from the album were cover versions.

Although Rodriguez did not make the Top 10 continuously as in the past, he managed to stay in the Top 20, with hits like "Fools For Each Other" and "What'll I Tell Virginia." At the same time, Rodriguez continued to be a popular concert attraction.

Johnny rodriguez tour dates Johnny Rodriguez is happily married since to Debbie McNeely. His wife was a hair salon proprietor from San Marcos, Texas. And they have a girl, Aubry Rae Rodriguez. His marriage with Lana only lasted for just 7 months. He is best known as a Latin-American country singer, who infusing his music with Latin sounds.

However, Rodriguez was also having personal problems, due to his drug addiction.^[1] In , he did a duet with Zella Lehr on the song "Most Beautiful Girl (La Chica Mas Linda)." The single was released by Columbia Records. In , he went into the Top 5 with the hit song "Foolin'," followed by the Top 10 hit "How Could I Love Her So Much." However, by the mids, he was becoming less successful and, in , he left Epic Records.

In , he signed with Capitol Records for a brief period of time. He had his last major hit in with "I Didn't (Every Chance I Had),"^[1] which reached No.&#;12 on the country chart. By , he had left Capitol.

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Country Singer Dec 10 United States. Growing up in Sabinal, Rodriguez was a good student in school and an altar boy for his church. He was also the captain of his junior high school football team. When Rodriguez was 16 years old, his father died of cancer, and his older brother, Andres, died in an automobile accident the following year. The two incidents had an effect on Rodriguez and he became a troubled teen.

In August , Rodriguez shot and killed a year-old acquaintance in his Texas home, believing the man to be a burglar.^[6] In October , he was acquitted of murder by a jury.^[7]

In , he recorded an album for Intersound Records called Run For the Border. In the mids, the indie label High-Tone released his album, You Can Say That Again.

He continued to tour around the country during this time. In , he turned to another label, Paula Records, which issued "One Bar At a Time", but it was unsuccessful. By this time his musical presence was fading from the public view.

–present

Since , Rodriguez has toured the United States and further afield including Switzerland, Poland, UK, South Korea, Canada, and Mexico.

He has performed concerts at the Ryman Auditorium and Carnegie Hall.

Rodriguez continues to tour and record new material, performing dates in the United States and Canada. In , he released his first live album, Johnny Rodriguez: Live from Texas.

Awards and recognition

Rodriguez has been honored by three U.S.

presidents: Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. He played at George H.W. Bush's inaugural ball.

On August 18, , Rodriguez was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Carthage, Texas.

On October 23, , Rodriguez received the Institute of Hispanic Culture Pioneer Award,^[8] in recognition of his accomplishment as the first major Hispanic singer in country music.

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Personal life

Rodriguez was first married to Linda Diann Patterson, a Southern Airways flight attendant from Conyers, Georgia. His second marriage was in to Lana Nelson, daughter of country singer/songwriter Willie Nelson. That marriage lasted seven months.^[9] His most recent marriage was to Debbie McNeely, a hair salon owner from San Marcos, Texas, in , with whom he had a daughter, Aubry Rae Rodriguez born in April ^[9]

Awards and nominations

Academy of Country Music Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Discography

Main article: Johnny Rodriguez discography

References

External links