RODRIGUEZ, JOHNNY
(*1951)
RODRIGUEZ, JOHNNY (b. Juan Raoul Davis R., Sabinal, Tex., December 10, 1951) Although of Tex-Mex background, Rodriguez was a mainstream country star of the 1970s and 1980s with a slight OUTLAW image thanks to his association with singer TOM T. HALL. The eighth son of a Chicano family, Rodriguez began playing guitar at age seven, performing in a local band during his high school years. He made some demo recordings in San Antonio in 1969, but they went nowhere. Meanwhile, Rodriguez began…