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Rodriguez songs covered by Steve Rowland and The Family Dogg

In 1972, an album by The Family Dogg, titled The View From Rowland’s Head was released. The producer was Steve Rowland, who produced Rodriguez’s Coming From Reality album. The Rowland’s Head album also featured Chris Spedding, the session guitarist responsible for the stunning solo on Climb Up On My Music. This album features no lessContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez songs covered by Steve Rowland and The Family Dogg”

Rodriguez Weighs Potential Third Album | Music News | Rolling Stone

Rodriguez Rodriguez, the obscure Detroit songman who unknowingly earned a huge cult audience overseas, will meet with producers to discuss making a third album, his first in more than 40 years. Though adamant about having no specific plan, Rodriguez tells Rolling Stone that once he breaks from touring in June he will explore the prospectContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Weighs Potential Third Album | Music News | Rolling Stone”

Rodriguez to bridge 42-year album gap? | News | phantom.ie

Forget the five years it took for The Stone Roses to produce Second Coming, or the 22 years it will have taken My Bloody Valentine to follow-up Loveless. Rodriguez, the focus of Oscar-nominated documentary Searching For Sugar Man, could be about to record his first album since 1971’s Coming From Reality. Speaking to Rolling Stone,ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez to bridge 42-year album gap? | News | phantom.ie”

“Searching for Sugar Man” wins PGA award » Realscreen

The documentary Searching for Sugar Man won its latest prize yesterday (January 26), taking home the best documentary award at the 24th annual Producers Guild Awards. Malik Bendjelloul’s film, produced by Man on Wire‘s Simon Chinn, has taken the award for outstanding producer of documentary theatrical motion pictures, the latest trophy for the doc, whichContinueContinue reading ““Searching for Sugar Man” wins PGA award » Realscreen”

The Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez :: SACSIS.org.za

Searching for Sugarman, Malik Bendjelloul’s film about the reception of Sixto Rodriguez in South Africa, continues to accumulate awards, critical acclaim and commercial success as its momentum gathers in the lead up to the Academy Awards at the end of next month. It is carrying Rodriguez, seventy years old and partially blind, onto the stagesContinueContinue reading “The Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez :: SACSIS.org.za”

France Is Sweet on ‘Sugar Man’ – NYTimes.com

A love story is developing between the French and Rodriguez, the Detroit-born musician who flopped in the 1970s, was a star without knowing it in apartheid South Africa and was rediscovered last summer in the United States when the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” was released. The film tells the extraordinary story of a talentedContinueContinue reading “France Is Sweet on ‘Sugar Man’ – NYTimes.com”

Malik Bendjelloul talks about his Oscar-nominated movie ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Yahoo! Movies Oscars Blog – Yahoo! Movies

The Oscar-nominated documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” tells the strange story of singer-songwriter Rodriguez. Back in the early 1970s, the record company had high hopes for him. With eminently hummable tunes and lyrics that eloquently spoke to life on the mean streets of Detroit, Rodriguez seemed poised to be the next Bob Dylan. But hisContinueContinue reading “Malik Bendjelloul talks about his Oscar-nominated movie ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Yahoo! Movies Oscars Blog – Yahoo! Movies”

Tour news: Sugar Man on his way – Entertainment – NZ Herald News

Sixto Rodriguez, the Mexican-American singer-songwriter who is enjoying a renaissance more than 40 years after releasing his two and only albums, will play New Zealand for the first time in March. He plays the Wellington Opera House on March 16 and Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre on March 17. Better known as Rodriguez, the Detroit nativeContinueContinue reading “Tour news: Sugar Man on his way – Entertainment – NZ Herald News”

‘Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez Headed to Coachella, Glastonbury | Billboard

Q&A With Singer and the Director of Oscar-Nominated ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Rodriguez, the singer whose story is at the heart of Malik Bendjelloul’s Oscar-nominated “Searching for Sugar Man,” has festival dates lined up at Coachella, Glastonbury and Primavera in Spain that will follow tours of South Africa and Australia. The new dates are partContinueContinue reading “‘Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez Headed to Coachella, Glastonbury | Billboard”

The film is called Searching For Sugar Man

The title of the Oscar-nominated film is “Searching For Sugar Man”. Here are some names we have seen in various places online, including a few publications that really should know better. Searching For Sugarman Looking For Sugar Man Looking For Rodriguez Waiting For Sugarman The Search For The Sugarman The Search For Sugar Searching ForContinueContinue reading “The film is called Searching For Sugar Man”

Rodriguez, from Oscar-nominated doc ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ books Coachella | The Music Mix | EW.com

It just goes to show: When you have an acclaimed feature documentary made about you that goes on to be nominated for an Academy Award, you’re suddenly much more in demand. Rodriguez, the musician at the center of the Oscar-nominated Searching for Sugar Man, has joined the line-ups of three major music festivals: Coachella (inContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez, from Oscar-nominated doc ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ books Coachella | The Music Mix | EW.com”

Guest Colum – Rodriguez: rock and roll’s last great mystery by Searching For Sugar Man’s director – News – QTheMusic.com

One of Q’s films of 2012, Searching For Sugar Man recounted the heart-warming tale of singer-songwriter Rodriguez. A commercial flop when he released his music in the early 1970s, he became one of the biggest artists in South Africa… without him – or the outside world – knowing. With the documentary just released on DVD,ContinueContinue reading “Guest Colum – Rodriguez: rock and roll’s last great mystery by Searching For Sugar Man’s director – News – QTheMusic.com”

The Complete Rodriguez Collection | George “Fuzzy” Fazakas

George “Fuzzy” Fazakas has compiled his idea for a complete Rodriguez box set. CD11)  I’ll slip away (1967 single version)2)  You’d like to admit it (1967 b-side single version)3)  Cold Fact4)  After the Fact / Coming from Reality CD21) I’ll slip away 1972/32)  Street Boy 1972/33)  Can’t Get away4)  Live Fact (1998 South African tour)CD31)ContinueContinue reading “The Complete Rodriguez Collection | George “Fuzzy” Fazakas”

“He’s Like The Silkworm” – Rick Emmerson

What he’s demonstrated very clearly is that you have a choice. He took all that torment, all that agony, all that confusion and pain and he transformed it in to something beautiful. He’s like the silkworm, you know, you know you take this raw material and you transform it, and you come out with somethingContinueContinue reading ““He’s Like The Silkworm” – Rick Emmerson”

Rodriguez Announces March Shows in New Zealand – Music News at Undertheradar

Rodriguez, star of the most talked about documentary of 2012 Searching For Sugar Man, has been announced to play two New Zealand shows in March. The Detroit based singer-songwriter renowned for his haunting and experimental folks songs, was lifted from 30 years of obscurity by two South African fans who thought he was dead andContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Announces March Shows in New Zealand – Music News at Undertheradar”

‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez to Play Coachella, Glastonbury – Hollywood Reporter

The formerly reclusive troubadour will headline two of the world’s biggest music festivals in the coming months. Singer-songwriter Rodriguez, the breakout star of award-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, will perform at two of this year’s biggest music festivals: April’s Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival, held in Indio, Calif., over two weekends, as wellContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez to Play Coachella, Glastonbury – Hollywood Reporter”