Click here to see Video Interview The American singer and songwriter Rodriguez quit the music industry in the 1970s after recording two albums. While he went back to work on a construction site in Detroit, thousands of miles away in South Africa his songs became hits among supporters of the anti-apartheid movement. Two decades laterContinueContinue reading “BBC News – Rodriguez: The musician who never knew he was famous”
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Stephen Robert Morse: Kennedy Center Should Honor Sixto Rodriguez, the Bob Dylan of Detroit
If you haven’t seen the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, then consider this a spoiler alert. If you’ve already seen it or you’re not going to see it any time soon, then keep on reading. (But first, take a second to sign this Change.org petition!) In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez createdContinueContinue reading “Stephen Robert Morse: Kennedy Center Should Honor Sixto Rodriguez, the Bob Dylan of Detroit”
Latin American Herald Tribune – Hispanic Musician Lived in Obscurity without Knowing He Was Star Abroad
CHICAGO – The documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” tells the story of a Mexican-American musician who in the 1970s recorded two albums that did not have much success in the United States, but which made their way to South Africa, where the songs inspired whites opposed to apartheid. The documentary by Swedish director Malik BendjelloulContinueContinue reading “Latin American Herald Tribune – Hispanic Musician Lived in Obscurity without Knowing He Was Star Abroad”
Cape Times 10 September 2012
Searching For Sugar Man. Hmm…
When was the last time you watched a movie and it inspired you so much you watched it twice in a row? Well, that’s what just happened to me with Searching For Sugar Man, a brilliant doci about the musician known as Rodriguez, who some say was/is better than Bob Dylan but went largely unnoticedContinueContinue reading “Searching For Sugar Man. Hmm…”
Seek Out ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ at Why So Blu?
Does anyone have a favorite musician, who made music they really appreciated, only to have no idea what happened to that person or group? On the contrary, what if you did something you enjoyed and released your work to the public, found little success and faded into oblivion, only to learn years later that youContinueContinue reading “Seek Out ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ at Why So Blu?”
Rich Folks Hoax, Iron Horse Music Hall, September 2nd 2012 | YouTube
The moon is hanging in the purple sky Baby’s sleeping while its mother sighs Talking ’bout the rich folks Rich folks have the same jokes And they park in basic places The priest is preaching from a shallow grave He counts his money, then he paints you saved Talking to the young folks YoungContinueContinue reading “Rich Folks Hoax, Iron Horse Music Hall, September 2nd 2012 | YouTube”
Gig calendar updated
Gig calendar updated with more dates in November including Manchester, Belfast and Liverpool.
Elect Rodriguez | Mass Review
Sixto Rodriguez, a brillant singer-songwriter, recorded two amazing albums in the early seventies. But they didn’t sell, his label dropped him, and the company itself folded a few years after. Hearing the music now, you have to wonder … how could this have happened? The contagious melodies, the elegant, tight constructions rivaling the Beatles, theContinueContinue reading “Elect Rodriguez | Mass Review”
Resurrecting ‘Sugar Man’: Rodriguez Comes Alive in Solo New York Show | David Fricke | Rolling Stone
Rodriguez, the missing-then-found star of the hit documentary Searching for Sugar Man, opened his August 31st show at New York’s Highline Ballroom – his first major local concert since the film’s release in July – with a pair of curveballs: covers of the Flamingos’ 1959 doo-wop classic “I Only Have Eyes for You” and aContinueContinue reading “Resurrecting ‘Sugar Man’: Rodriguez Comes Alive in Solo New York Show | David Fricke | Rolling Stone”
Searching for Sugar Man | Sister Rose At The Movies
“No prophet is accepted in his own country” Jesus says in Luke 4:24. Perhaps there were too many voices in Detroit back in the day, or a music industry machine that had no patience to develop Rodriguez as an artist. But South Africa heard his voice and the people began to dismantle its system ofContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man | Sister Rose At The Movies”
Sixto Rodriguez: the Sugar Man returns | Music | guardian.co.uk
It’s a few minutes before 8pm. Outside the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea, in lower Manhattan, scores of people are queuing in a desperate hope they’ll be able to get their hands on tickets for the gig taking place there tonight. Doors opened at 6, and the limited number of on-the-night tickets were snapped up instantlyContinueContinue reading “Sixto Rodriguez: the Sugar Man returns | Music | guardian.co.uk”
Petition | Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center: Give an award to Sixto Rodriguez at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors! | Change.org
Petitioning Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center This petition will be delivered to: Kennedy Center Honors Nominations Board Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center: Give an award to Sixto Rodriguez at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors! via Petition | Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center:ContinueContinue reading “Petition | Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center: Give an award to Sixto Rodriguez at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors! | Change.org”
Searching for Sugar Man | Channel24
An illuminating, insightful and profoundly moving documentary about what happened to singer-songwriter Rodriguez – with special interest for South African viewers. Searching for Sugarman is one of this year’s best and most uplifting films. via Searching for Sugar Man | Channel24.
Movie Review | Barry Ronge
This excellent, poignant documentary is about a man who spent his life and his talent in a search for fame, which he only ever found it one country – South Africa. It’s a fascinating documentary with, perhaps, a touch too much sentimentality, but the uniqueness of the story keeps you engrossed. It’s one of thoseContinueContinue reading “Movie Review | Barry Ronge”
RODRIGUEZ GOES TO SHUL!
Climb Up On His Music | Thighs Wide Shut
New music is boo music, and that’s why we’ve let our summer be ruled by rocking 70 year olds. First by the Boys of the Beach, then by the so good so good so good Jewish Elvis, and now by a man who no one outside of South Africa (and Australia, and odd parts ofContinueContinue reading “Climb Up On His Music | Thighs Wide Shut”
Photos of Rodriguez at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue – Arts Desk
Most of the time, shooting a concert is just a job. But there are some cases when it’s more than that—when shoots can feel like capturing a significant moment in history. When I learned the story of rediscovered Detroit folk singer Rodriguez, I predicted his sold-out show at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue Thursday nightContinueContinue reading “Photos of Rodriguez at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue – Arts Desk”
CD Review: “Searching for Sugar Man” by Sixto Rodriguez | INsite Magazine blog
Don’t doubt it, the Holy Grail of Rock has been found in the form of Sixto Rodriguez’s two lone LP’s dating back more than 40 years. The albums, Cold Fact (1970) and Coming Out of Reality (1971), have been dug out of the rubble of U.S. commercial obscurity in the form of the soundtrack forContinueContinue reading “CD Review: “Searching for Sugar Man” by Sixto Rodriguez | INsite Magazine blog”
Searching for Sugar Man » Miami Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation Lawyers – Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf –
There is something about this film; I can’t stop telling people to see it. It is unbelievable. One of a kind. Thrilling. It sends chills down your spine. Literally. What a story. If the facts were not so well documented, I would think this story was made up. It sounds too good to be true,ContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man » Miami Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation Lawyers – Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf –”
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