Tejano singer and longtime television music show host Johnny Canales has died at age 77. Canales' family confirmed his death in a statement posted on the Johnny and Nora Canales Show Facebook page.

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 ...

Tejano television star Johnny Canales, whose music variety show launched many careers in the 1980s and ’90s including Selena’s, took to social media Monday to thank his fans for their prayers and ...

Johnny Canales’ TV show started in Corpus Christi in the 1980s before being syndicated in San Antonio and other South Texas markets. Credit: Facebook / El Show de Johnny y Nora Canales Tejano music ...

Throughout his decades-long tenure as a Tejano TV talk show host, tastemaker Johnny Canales earned a reputation for launching the music careers of dozens of Tejano superstars, simply by featuring them ...

Johnny Canales during 2004 Billboard Latin Music Awards - Polaroid's "Polarazzi" - Red Carpet Arrivals at The Miami Arena in Miami, FL, United States. - Credit: John Parra/WireImage/Polaroid Johnny ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KTRK) -- Tejano music legend and TV host Johnny Canales has died. He was 77 years old. His wife, Nora, posted the announcement on their Facebook page Thursday morning. "He was ...

A driving force in popularizing Tejano music died last week. Mexican American TV host Johnny Canales was well known throughout South Texas and eventually worldwide. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...