Johnny Canales
Johnny Canales | |
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| Born | Juan José Canales August 23, 1942 General Treviño, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Died | June 12, 2024 (aged 81) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Nora (m.1995) |
Juan José Canales (August 23, 1942 – June 12, 2024) was a Mexican Tejano singer and host of the television show "The Johnny Canales Show". Canales was credited with one of the first live performances of vocalist Selena by her 13th birthday. He took Selena y Los Dinos for their first concerts in Mexico. As a radio DJ in 1974, Canales gave Ruben Naranjo considerable airplay.