Johnny Rodriguez

This article is about country singer Johnny Rodriguez. Further meanings are listed under Johnny Rodríguez .

Johnny Rodriguez (* 10. December 1951 in Sabinal, Texas as Juan Raoul Davis Rodriguez ) is an American country singer.

Childhood and youth

Johnny grew up with eight siblings near the Mexican border. At the age of seven, his brother Andres gave him a guitar. It was through Andres that he first came into contact with country music. At 16 he founded his own band.

He was sentenced to prison several times for minor offenses. A law enforcement officer who heard him sing recognized his talent and found him a job at the Alamo Village amusement park in 1970. Johnny took on a number of jobs on western shows. He also entertained tourists as a singer. In 1971 Tom T. Hall visited the amusement park and became aware of the handsome young talent. With an invitation from the big star and a few dollars in his pocket, Rodriguez made his way to Nashville a few months later .

Career

First he found in the band Tom T. Halls inclusion. Hall also gave him a contract with Mercury Records and composed songs for his first records. Jerry Kennedy became his producer for all of the Mercury recordings. His debut single, Pass Me By , was already in the top 10. A year later, three number 1 hits followed. He was named the Most Promising Young Singer of 1972 by the Academy of Country Music . His streak of success with several other top hits initially lasted until the early eighties. Then drug problems ushered in a gradual decline. In 1984 he overcame his addiction and tried a fresh start. After a short time he was back in the charts. He was able to hold up for a few years before becoming addicted to cocaine again. His marriage failed. A few years passed before he made another comeback in 1993.

On August 29, 1998, a tragic incident occurred in his home: he accidentally shot and killed a friend he believed was a burglar. The Texas court found self-defense and acquitted him.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1973	Introducing	US156 (14 weeks) US	Country1 (42 weeks) Country
	All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing	US174 (4 weeks) US	Country2 (22 weeks) Country
1974	My third album	-	Country5 (19 weeks) Country
	Songs About Ladies and Love	-	Country7 (38 weeks) Country
1975	Just get up and close the door	-	Country5 (23 weeks) Country
1976	Love Put a Song in My Heart	-	Country3 (18 weeks) Country
	Greatest hits	-	Country2 (24 weeks) Country
	Reflecting	-	Country11 (20 weeks) Country
1977	Practice Makes Perfect	-	Country18 (13 weeks) Country
	Just for you	-	Country35 (10 weeks) Country
1978	Love Me with All Your Heart	-	Country19 (12 weeks) Country
1979	Rodriguez	-	Country45 (7 weeks) Country
1983	For Every Rose	-	Country30 (20 weeks) Country
1984	Foolin 'with Fire	-	Country35 (13 weeks) Country

More albums

• 1974: Country Classics
• 1978: Rodriguez Was Here
• 1979: Sketches
• 1980: Through My Eyes
• 1980: Gypsy
• 1981: After the Rain
• 1982: Biggest hits
• 1986: Full Circle
• 1988: Gracias
• 1993: Run for the Border
• 1995: great hits
• 1996: You Can Say That Again
• 1996: Funny Things Happen to Fun Lovin 'People
• 1997: hits
• 1998: Johnny Rodriguez
• 2001: Back to Back
• 2002: Desperado: His First Twenty Hits
• 2004: Desperado: A Decade of Hits
• 2004: Greatest Hits
• 2005: Greatest Hits
• 2006: Country Chart Toppers: Johnny Rodriguez
• 2006: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Rodriguez
• 2006: Lone Star Desperado
• 2007: Desperado
• 2008: 20 greatest hits
• 2012: Live from Texas

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1973	Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) Introducing	-	Country9 (18 weeks) Country
	You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) Introducing	US86 (4 weeks) US	Country1 (16 weeks) Country
	Ridin 'My Thumb To Mexico All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing	US70 (5 weeks) US	Country1 (17 weeks) Country
1974	That's the Way Love Goes All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing	-	Country1 (14 weeks) Country
	Something My Third Album	US85 (4 weeks) US	Country6 (14 weeks) Country
	Dance with Me (Just One More Time) My Third Album	-	Country2 (13 weeks) Country
	We're Over Songs About Ladies and Love	-	Country3 (13 weeks) Country
1975	I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind Songs About Ladies and Love	-	Country1 (12 weeks) Country
	Just Get Up and Close the Door Just Get Up and Close the Door	-	Country1 (18 weeks) Country
	Love Put a Song In My Heart Love Put a Song In My Heart	-	Country1 (15 weeks) Country
1976	I Couldn't Be Me Without You Love Put a Song In My Heart	-	Country3 (15 weeks) Country
	I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye Reflecting	-	Country2 (13 weeks) Country
	Hillbilly Heart Reflecting	-	Country5 (14 weeks) Country
1977	Desperado Reflecting	-	Country5 (14 weeks) Country
	If Practice Makes Perfect If Practice Makes Perfect	-	Country5 (13 weeks) Country
	Eres tú If Practice Makes Perfect	-	Country25 (10 weeks) Country
	Savin 'This Love Song for You Just for You	-	Country14 (13 weeks) Country
1978	We Believe in Happy Endings Just for You	-	Country7 (14 weeks) Country
	Love Me with All Your Heart Love Me with All Your Heart	-	Country7 (13 weeks) Country
1979	Alibis Rodriguez Was Here	-	Country16 (13 weeks) Country
	Down on the Rio Grande Rodriguez	-	Country6 (13 weeks) Country
	Fools for Each Other Rodriguez	-	Country17 (13 weeks) Country
1980	What'll I Tell Virginia Through My Eyes	-	Country19 (14 weeks) Country
	What'll I Tell Virginia Through My Eyes	-	Country29 (11 weeks) Country
	North of the Border Gypsy	-	Country17 (16 weeks) Country
1981	I want you tonight after the rain	-	Country22 (13 weeks) Country
	Trying Not to Love You After the Rain	-	Country30 (11 weeks) Country
	Trying Not to Love You Biggest Hits	-	Country73 (7 weeks) Country
1982	Born with the Blues Biggest Hits	-	Country66 (6 weeks) Country
	He's Not Entitled to Your Love	-	Country89 (3 weeks) Country
1983	Foolin ' For Every Rose	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	How Could I Love Her So Much For Every Rose	-	Country6 (21 weeks) Country
	Back on Her Mind Again For Every Rose	-	Country35 (12 weeks) Country
1984	Too Late to Go Home Foolin 'with Fire	-	Country15 (17 weeks) Country
	Let's Leave the Lights On Tonight Foolin 'with Fire	-	Country30 (15 weeks) Country
	First Time Burned Foolin 'with Fire	-	Country63 (7 weeks) Country
	Rose of My Heart Foolin 'with Fire	-	Country60 (8 weeks) Country
1985	Here I Am Again Full Circle	-	Country69 (7 weeks) Country
1986	She Don't Cry Like She Used To	-	Country51 (15 weeks) Country
1988	I Didn't (Every Chance I Had) Gracias	-	Country12 (26 weeks) Country
	I Wanta Wake Up with You Gracias	-	Country41 (15 weeks) Country
	You Might Want to Use Me Again Gracias	-	Country44 (10 weeks) Country
1989	No Chance to Dance Gracias	-	Country72 (4 weeks) Country
	Back to Stay Gracias	-	Country78 (3 weeks) Country

More singles

• 1993: Run for the Border
• 1996: You Can Say That Again
• 1996: One Bar at a Time

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1979	I Hate the Way I Love It Women Get Lonely	-	Country16 (14 weeks) Country	with Charly McClain
1980	Tomorrow's World	-	Country74 (1 week) Country	with various artists

Web links

• Website ( Memento of September 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: US