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

The singer's daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, said he died on Friday, May 9 Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died. He was 73. Rodriguez's daughter Aubry announced his death in an Instagram post on Friday,

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.