Johnny Rodriguez

Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer.

He was a guest performer in Hee Haw.

Career Highlights
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.

In 1972, Rodriguez was voted the Most Promising Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music. The next year, he achieved his first No. 1 hit song, "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me". Another song that year, "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico," was also a No. 1 hit. Both his No. 1 hits charted on the Pop charts, but only moderately. Rodriguez wrote some of his own material such as the song "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico." In 1973, his debut album was released, which rose to No. 1 on the "Top Country Albums" chart. He was nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year by the CMA Awards. In addition to his success in country music, he also had a role in the television show Adam-12 and also made a guest appearance in The Dating Game in 1974.

On 18 August 2007, Rodriguez was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.