For reasons beyond the control of the festival, Rodriguez has decided to cancel his concerts at Primavera Sound scheduled for Saturday 25th May in the Parc del Fòrum of Barcelona and Friday 31st May in the Parque da Cidade of…
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Sixto Rodriguez takes Detroit stage to enchant hometown crowd | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
You could practically feel the buzz crackling inside the Masonic Temple Theatre Saturday night, where Rodriguez hit the stage for a triumphant homecoming night. It was an apt setting, just down the road from his longtime Woodbridge home and near…
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Rodriguez is sweeter than sugar, man | StarTribune.com
He seemed frail when escorted onstage by two women Wednesday at the sold-out Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. But then he put on his dark-tinted glasses, his floppy black hat and his beige guitar and suddenly he transformed into Rodriguez,…
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‘Sugar Man’ Sixto Rodriguez tells WSU grads ‘well done’ | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
Detroit — The Detroit musician who’s suddenly become one of Wayne State University’s more prominent alumni wished the class of 2013 good luck Thursday as he received an honorary degree from the school. In a short speech thanking the University,…
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Sixto Díaz Rodríguez (“Searching for Sugar Man”) at The Warfield | San Francisco, California | 4/23/2013 (Concert Review)
“I’m not gettin’ old. I’m gettin’ dead.” Sixto Díaz Rodríguez, at age 70, standing before an enthusiastic, sold out crowd at The Warfield in San Francisco last night. He took time away from his set of late 60s folk protest…
Rodriguez to play Montreux Jazz Festival in July | Reuters
American comeback musician Sixto Rodriguez, enjoying a second career at age 70, will inaugurate the “Lab” on July 4, a new venue with a capacity of 2,000. “Searching for Sugar Man”, a film by Malik Bendjelloul which won the Oscar…
‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Sixto Rodriguez to receive Wayne State degree; Masonic Temple show sells out | MLive.com
DETROIT, MI – Add another honor to 70-year-old Detroit resident Sixto Rodriguez’s impressive stash. The star of an Academy Award-winning documentary called “Searching for Sugar Man” will reportedly receive an honorary degree from Wayne State University this spring. The Detroit…
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Rodriguez – Bonus song (Dead End Street) from “Tracks” (Arte Channel). Program33.
Dead End Street originally recorded by Lou Rawls in 1967. Not to be confused with Dead End Street by The Kinks in 1966 which is a different song.
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Rodriguez In New York: ‘Sugar Man’ Star Pleases Fans At Beacon Theatre | Huffington Post
NEW YORK — Sixto Diaz Rodriguez can’t hit the high notes like he used to, but that didn’t matter to his fans. The 70-year-old singer made famous by the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” performed Sunday night to a…
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Headliners for The Hop Farm Music Festival: My Bloody Valentine and Rodriguez
The Hop Farm Music Festival, Kent’s number one festival, will be take place on the 5th and 6th July 2013. The festival will offer two days of music for up to 10,000 people. Headliners have been announced as: My Bloody…
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