Johnny Rodriguez (born December 10, 1951 in Sabinal,TX) is an American country music singer. He was the first Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as "You Always Come Back (To Hurtin' Me)," "Desperado," "Down on the Rio Grande," and "Foolin'." He has recorded six No. 1 country hits in his career. Early life & rise to fame He was born Juan Raoul Davis Rodriguez in Sabinal, Texas, [LINK: http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/rodriguez_johnny_1_/bio.jhtml] Biography Cmt.com the second youngest in a family of ten children living in a four-room house in this small town situated ninety miles from Mexico. Growing up in Sabinal, Rodriguez was an A/B student in school. He was