2020 CMA of Texas
Living Legend
JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ
I wish to extend a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to all of my fans, friends and family. My 40 year career has been such a privilege, none of which would have been possible without my incredible “Rodriguez Sound” Band. We’ve performed around the world from our home base of Texas thanks to the impressive work of many behind the scenes: Mary Jane Losey, dedicated Administrator of my Official website, www.johnnyrodriguezmusic.com; and the Fan Site Administrators: Ann Straughan, Donna Smith, Mary Esther Rositas, Paulette Sanchez and Shirley Fresh, for their gift of time and talent in support of connecting me with my Facebook community.
THE NEW RECORDING. I want y’all to be the first to hear the exciting news about my upcoming CD Box set – the first of its kind recorded with a new twist by including nine of my top Traditional Country Hits, plus six Spanish Mariachi songs (duet with guest, Daisy Sanchez, and Mariachi San Marcos Band), which has fulfilled my lifelong wish to record in Spanish! Also, on the CD are my good friends Dennis Quaid and Tanya Tucker. Dennis wrote two songs which we sing as a duet, with Tanya joining me singing a duet, plus two new songs recorded by me – one co-written with my friend, Tony Ramey. A very special feature on my CD is my daughter, Miss Aubry Rodriguez, singing a duet with me on “We Believe In Happy Endings.”{Musicians performing include BAKERSFIELD STUDIO MUSICIANS: Skip Edwards-piano; Jay Dee Manness-pedal steel guitar; Vern Monnett-electric guitar/gut string guitar; Rick Reno Stevens-acoustic guitar/background vocals; Neil Morales-drums; David Wulkekueheir-drums; Mario Carboni-electric piano; Kyle Appleton-acoustic guitar; Chad Watson-bass guitar; Ernie Lewis – fiddle/baritone guitar/madolin/banjo; David Varnado from Texas-fiddle. MARIACHI BAND: Mauro Laris-guitar; Mauro A. Laris-Vihuela & Luis F. Laris-bass guitar. Appearing guests: David Pena-trumpet; Carmen Bernal-violin, and Carmen Dias-violin.
PRODUCER Rick “Reno” Stevens, ANR Records; EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/ASST Pauline Vega and ENGINEER Pariecee McGriff - all of Bakersfield, CA.}
A couple of other firsts for me include appearing as a guest to produce and record a duet with Recording Artist, Amber Digby, for her upcoming album produced by Tommy Detamore for Heart of Texas Records. And there will be a new autobiography, “Ridin’ My Thumb To Mexico...My Life In Country Music,” written by Austin Teutsch and me, to be released in the spring of 2020. Also, I completed a Christmas CD.
I offer a very humble SPECIAL THANKS to our HERO VETERANS both here in the US and abroad. It has been an honor to perform for Navy Blue Angels, the Department of Defense (DOD), Pacific Air Force, the USO, Veteran Armed Forces, and entertaining Korean War Veterans.
Last, but not least, I wish to thank the good people of the CMA of Texas and the Directors, Mary Minter and Troy Bates, for all of their hard work and sacrifices for musicians everywhere. And I am extremely appreciative to be the recipient of the 2020 CMA of Texas “Living Legend” Award.
I will treasure it always.
Johnny
