Latino music icon Johnny Canales, host of the syndicated television program The Johnny Canales Show, has died at age 77, his family announced Thursday. No cause has been released, but his wife, Nora ...
He was known for introducing new musical acts to a wide audience, including Selena Quintanilla, whose appearance on his show in 1985 was one of her first live TV performances. By Jesus Jiménez Johnny ...
Johnny Canales introduced Tejano artists like Selena to the world with his variety TV show. Canales was considered the Dick Clark of Tejano. A driving force in popularizing Tejano music died last week ...