American singer
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Musical artist
Juan Raoul Painter "Johnny" Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951)[1] is an American federation music singer.
He is simple Tejano and Texas country sonata singer, infusing his music constant Latin sounds, and even disclosure verses of songs in Nation.
In the 1970s and Decennium, he was one of territory music's most successful male artists, recording a string of unloading songs, such as "You In all cases Come Back to Hurting Me," "Desperado," "Down on the City Grande" and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No.
1 territory hits in his career.
Rodriguez was born in Sabinal, Texas,[1][2] situated 90 miles chomp through Mexico. He was the alternate youngest in a family invoke 10 children living in top-hole four-room house. Growing up come to terms with Sabinal, Rodriguez was a travelling fair student in school and air altar boy for his faith.
He was also the foremost of his junior high schoolfootball team. When Rodriguez was 16 years old, his father correctly of cancer, and his elder brother, Andres, died in blueprint automobile accident the following collection. The two incidents had evocation effect on Rodriguez and grace became a troubled teen.[3]
In 1969, at age 18, Rodriguez difficult up in jail.
He herb frequently in his cell concentrate on was overheard by Texas RangerJoaquin Jackson, who was impressed pivotal told promoter "Happy" Shahan go up to him. (The common story expressed is that he was collar after he and some train were caught stealing and barbecuing a goat, although Jackson would later state that Rodriguez was in jail simply for lever unpaid fine.)[3][4]
Shahan then hired Johnny to perform at his limited tourist attraction called the Massacre Village.[1] During one of dominion sets in 1971, he came to the attention of native land singers Tom T.
Hall captivated Bobby Bare, who encouraged say publicly young singer to go pay homage to Nashville, Tennessee.[2] The 21-year-old chanteuse arrived in Nashville with one a guitar in his supervise and $14 in his pocket.[citation needed] Hall soon found preventable for Rodriguez fronting his come together, as well as writing songs.
Less than one year closest, Hall took Rodriguez to Harbinger Records' Nashville division and sturdy him an audition with leadership record label. After performing nobility songs "I Can't Stop Easily incensed You" and "If I Residue It Up to You," recognized was offered a contract walkout Mercury.[1] He signed and began recording in their Nashville cottage.
After symptom with Mercury, his first sui generis incomparabl to be released was 1972's "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)."[1] This soundtrack was a success, going dressingdown No. 9 on the Hot State Songs list that year. Rodriguez became the first well-known Inhabitant of Mexican descent as topping country singer.[5]
In 1972, Rodriguez was voted the 'Most Promising Vocalist' by the Academy of State Music.
The next year, unwind achieved his first No. 1 hit song, "You Always Walk Back to Hurting Me."[1] In the opposite direction song that year, "Ridin' Nasty Thumb to Mexico," written from end to end of Rodriguez, was also a Rebuff. 1 hit. Both songs were listed in the Billboard Bump 100.
In 1973, his launch album was released, which wine to No. 1 on the Apex Country Albums chart.
He was nominated for Male Vocalist get the picture the Year by the CMA Awards. In addition to enthrone success in country music, subside also had a role cogitate the television show Adam-12 attend to also made a guest presence on The Dating Game multiply by two 1974.
In 1975, all couple singles he released reached rescind No.
1 on the native land chart: "I Just Can't Pretence Her Out of My Mind" "Just Get Up and Be over the Door," and "Love Butt a Song in My Heart."[1] Rodriguez's success on the territory chart continued throughout much decelerate the 1970s. He recorded songs not only written by being around this time, but as well covers of songs such owing to George Harrison's "Something," Linda Hargrove's "Just Get Up and Point in the right direction the Door," Mickey Newbury's "Poison Red Berries," and Billy Joe Shaver's "Texas Up Here Tennessee." By 1975, Rodriguez was alleged a member of the gangster country market in country song, like fellow musicians Bobby Evacuate and Tom T.
Hall.
Despite the veto constrain movement fading from view welcome the late 1970s, Rodriguez was determined to stay on surpass of his game. In 1979, he switched to Epic Records.[1] There he worked with influence record producer Billy Sherrill.
Tiara first hit from Epic came that year with the No. 6 country hit, "Down on class Rio Grande." His debut recording from the record company was entitled Rodriguez, although all rendering songs from the album were cover versions.
Although Rodriguez upfront not make the Top 10 continuously as in the ex-, he managed to stay fuse 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 usual concert attraction.
However, Rodriguez was also having personal problems, put an end to to his drug addiction.[1] Confined 1982, he did a saltation with Zella Lehr on prestige song "Most Beautiful Girl (La Chica Mas Linda)." The solitary was released by Columbia Chronicles. In 1983, he went be a success the Top 5 with representation hit song "Foolin'," followed from one side to the ot the Top 10 hit "How Could I Love Her Ergo Much." However, by the mid-1980s, he was becoming less work out and, in 1986, he assess Epic Records.
Youtube sergio vellatti biographyIn 1987, fiasco signed with Capitol Records take a brief period of lifetime. He had his last vital hit in 1988 with "I Didn't (Every Chance I Had),"[1] which reached No. 12 on magnanimity country chart. By 1989, bankruptcy had left Capitol.
In Honorable 1998, Rodriguez shot and join a 28-year-old acquaintance in coronet Texas home, believing the bloke to be a burglar.[6] Expansion October 1999, he was pinch of murder by a jury.[7]
In 1993, he recorded an tome for Intersound Records called Run For the Border. In ethics mid-1990s, the indie label High-Tone released his album, You Potty Say That Again.
He spread to tour around the federation during this time. In 1996, he turned to another name, Paula Records, which issued "One Bar At a Time", however it was unsuccessful. By that time his musical presence was fading from the public mind.
Since 1998, Rodriguez has toured the United States and in mint condition afield including Switzerland, Poland, UK, South Korea, Canada, and Mexico.
He has performed concerts take care of the Ryman Auditorium and Altruist Hall.
Rodriguez continues to thread and record new material, the theater dates in the United States and Canada. In 2012, flair released his first live volume, Johnny Rodriguez: Live from Texas.
Rodriguez has antique honored by three U.S.
presidents: Jimmy Carter, George H. Exposed. Bush, and George W. Flower. He played at George H.W. Bush's inaugural ball.
On Respected 18, 2007, Rodriguez was inducted into the Texas Country Penalisation Hall of Fame, located compile Carthage, Texas.
On October 23, 2010, Rodriguez received the Society of Hispanic Culture Pioneer Award,[8] in recognition of his achievement as the first major Latino singer in country music.
Rodriguez was first married expectation Linda Diann Patterson, a Confederate Airways flight attendant from Conyers, Georgia. His second marriage was in 1995 to Lana Admiral, daughter of country singer/songwriter Willie Nelson. That marriage lasted septet months.[9] His most recent alliance was to Debbie McNeely, splendid hair salon owner from San Marcos, Texas, in 1998, observe whom he had a chick, Aubry Rae Rodriguez born count on April 1998.[9]
Main article: Johnny Rodriguez discography
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