He was best known for the 1970s hits “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” and as the first popular Mexican American country artist.

Johnny Rodriguez, the chart-topping Hispanic country music star and "That's the Way Love Goes" singer, has died. He was 73.  Rodriguez's daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, announced his death on social media on Friday.

Mexican music and country music said almost the same thing, just in different languages,' the late singer said in a documentary.