MARTIN: Remembering Johnny Rodriguez, new season at the Brauntex, Floores Country Store’s lineup and Paul English’s auction

MARTIN: Remembering Johnny Rodriguez, new season at the Brauntex, Floores Country Store’s lineup and Paul English’s auction

The world of country music lost another legacy singer last week when Johnny Rodriguez passed away at the age of 73.

Johnny Rodriguez (1951-2025) - Find a Grave...

Singer, Songwriter. Johnny Rodriguez began his career in the early 1973 as a Country musician and was considered one of the "outlaw country" stars of that time. He was also a popular entertainer in the Tejano music genre, often singing in both English and Spanish. He was one of the very first well-known singers from America that was of Mexican descent. On August 18, 2007, Rodriguez was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, located …