MIAMI - APRIL 28: Johnny Canales poses backstage at 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Miami Arena April 28, 2005 in Miami, Florida. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The late Tejano music legend Johnny Canales was honored Friday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressman Joaquin Castro delivered a speech to highlight the South Texas entertainer, who passed way on Thursday at the age of 77. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Juan José “Johnny” Canales, a legend of Tejano music who died on Thursday at the age of 77. Johnny was a champion for civil rights, an advocate for veterans, and a musician in his own right. But he was best known as the host of the Johnny Canales Show, a bilingual variety show that ran for decades in the United States and Latin America.
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