COUNTRY music pioneer Johnny Rodriguez has died at 73.
The Texas-born star had six number one hits – and 20 top 10s – in his heyday between 1973 and 1978.
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Rodriguez helped to define the genre of country music.
He was born in Texas in 1951, but his early years were racked by tragedy.
His father died from cancer when he was 16, and then his brother the following year in a car crash.
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