Johnny Rodriguez
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About
Country music's first Latino chart-topping artist, who had six #1 singles in the 1970s, including "Desperado." In 1973, he won Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Before Fame
He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at age twenty-one to pursue a music career. He signed with Mercury Records in the early 1970s.
Trivia
He had his only #1 US Country album with his debut effort, Introducing, in 1973. His last album, Live from Texas, was released in 2012.
Family Life
He had a daughter named Aubrey with his third wife, Debbie McNeely.
Associated With
He performed the duet "Out Last Night" with Donna Fargo in 1987.
