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Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951) [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 .
Rodriguez Was Here "Down on the Rio Grande" 6 — 13 Rodriguez "Fools for Each Other" 17 — 44 1980 "What'll I Tell Virginia" 19 — 33 Through My Eyes "Love Look at Us Now" 29 — 54 "North of the Border" 17 — 16 Gypsy: 1981 "I Want You Tonight" 22 — 49 After the Rain "Trying Not to Love You" 30 — 39 "It's Not the Same Without You" 73
Rodriguez's commercial success made him the first Latin-American person to have a top ten hit single on the country charts. [6] " Pass Me By" was released on his debut studio album on Mercury called Introducing Johnny Rodriguez (1973).
It was Rodriguez's second hit on the U.S. country music chart and first number one. The single spent one week at the top and a total of twelve weeks on the chart. [1] The song was written by Rodriguez and Tom T. Hall. The song made Rodriguez, who was 21 at the time, the youngest male artist to chart a number 1 country hit.
It was also released in December 1973 by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez as the second single from the album All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing. The song was Rodriguez's fourth hit on the U.S. country chart and third number one in a row. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart. [2]
"Someone Loves You Honey" is a song written by Don Devaney, originally released by American country music singer Johnny Rodriguez in 1974 on his fourth album, Songs About Ladies and Love. It was recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride and released in January 1978 as the second single and title track from the album of the same ...
Johnny Rodriguez's version on his 1976 album Reflecting was released as a single, and reached No. 5 on both the Country Singles charts of Billboard in the United States and RPM in Canada. [23] [24] Clint Black on Eagles' tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles.
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were a major influence on the music of Asleep at the Wheel during its formative years. According to frontman Ray Benson, the band was initially "pretty primitive ... playing hippie-country-western-rock", before he heard Merle Haggard's tribute to Wills, A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills), which was released in ...