Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Johnny Rodriguez, a Texas country singer known for songs like "That's the Way Love Goes" and "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico," has died ...

The heartfelt country hit helped cement his place as one of the genre’s biggest crossover stars.

Johnny Rodriguez, the first major Mexican American country star, who sang in both English and Spanish and wrote 1970s hits including “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” — about a forlorn hitchhiker trying to ...