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"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 in the lyrics, with records scratched to prevent radio airplay.
Cold Fact is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Rodriguez, released in the United States by Sussex Records in March 1970. The album sold poorly in the United States, but performed better in South Africa and Australia, [8] with Rodriguez touring Australia in 1979. [9] In 1971 the album was released in South Africa by A&M Records.
"I Wonder" (1944 song), a song by Pvt. Cecil Gant; ... "I Wonder", by Sixto Rodriguez from Cold Fact, 1970 "I Wonder", from the film Sleeping Beauty, 1959
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Sixto Rodriguez, the singer/songwriter who was the subject of the acclaimed 2012 documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man,' has died at 81. Rodriguez, Singer/Songwriter Rediscovered In ‘Sugar Man ...
Sixto Diaz Rodríguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodríguez, 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.
Searching for Sugar Man is the 2012 soundtrack album from the documentary, Searching for Sugar Man, containing a compilation of songs by Rodriguez from his two studio albums. As a result of the popularity of the documentary, the album climbed high for a soundtrack album in some national album charts.
Coming from Reality is the second and final studio album from American singer–songwriter Rodriguez, originally released by Sussex Records in 1971. It was later released in South Africa in 1976 with the alternate title After the Fact. The album was also reissued on compact disc (CD) by Light in the Attic Records in May 2009.