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sugarman.org. Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodriguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in South Africa, Australia (touring the country twice in his earlier career), and New Zealand.
His signature song, "Sugar Man" was sampled in in Nas' 2001 song "You're Da Man" and was frequently covered by the Dave Matthews Band, whose lead singer, Dave Matthews, was born in South Africa.
Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. Rodriguez's ...
Sixto Rodriguez, an American singer-songwriter whose outsized popularity in South Africa inspired the Oscar-winning documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," passed away on Tuesday at the age of 81 ...
Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumoured death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true and, if not, to discover what had become of him.
Rodriguez singles chronology. "I'll Slip Away". (1967) " Sugar Man ". (1970) "Inner City Blues". (1970) " Sugar Man " is a song written and recorded by Sixto Rodriguez in August–September 1969 and released on his debut studio album, Cold Fact, in 1970. The song was banned by the South African government in the 1970s because of drug references ...
Singer-songwriter’s unlikely career was the subject of Oscar-winning documentary. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who formed half of the highly successful duo Carpenters with her older brother Richard. [2] With a distinctive three- octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal skills. [3][4][5][6] Carpenter's work continues to attract praise ...