Johnny Rodriguez

Johnny Rodriguez
Johnny Rodriguez, 1976.
Johnny Rodriguez, 1976.
Background information
Birth nameJuan Raoul Davis Rodriguez
Born (1951-12-10) December 10, 1951 (age 72)
OriginSabinal, Texas, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1972–present
Labels
Websitejohnnyrodriguezmusic.com

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.

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.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 350/3. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.