This post has moved to SARockMusic.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNjHgq-aeyU&list=PLfkRnD6T_qbSVQlVRDbyvsYpkbu_O9and&index=1 Concert held at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg on the 12th January 1985 in aid of Operation Hunger. When we got to Ellis Park that afternoon the stadium was heaving with 110 000 South African music fans packed in across the turf, throughout the stadium and up on theContinueContinue reading “All Night Radio at The Concert In The Park, 37 Years Ago Today!”
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Tour This Year?
C’mon, Sugarman — tell me you’re going to tour this year! I’ve recently retired and you’re on my bucket list!Steve Rodriguez turns 80 this year on the 10th July!SugarMan.org I like to tell people that I was born on Michigan Avenue, five blocks from the centre of Detroit.Rodriguez
Searching For Sugar Man
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9DA06F8F161DB58A Searching For Sugar Man trailers We have just watched your documentary and think there should be more people like you in the world who share the wealth of their love as well as in other ways too. You have been an incredible father to your daughters who seem in awe of you and gratefulContinueContinue reading “Searching For Sugar Man”
Message for Rodriguez
Dear Sixto, since years I love your music. Until 2011 I have been the artistic director of a main German festival: JazzBaltica. I tried so often to get in touch and to invite you – it never worked. I am as old as you and now I live in Berlin – still hearing and lovingContinueContinue reading “Message for Rodriguez”
Christmas!
Mr. Rodriquez,We were getting in the holiday mood and were discussing how great it’d be if you did some Christmas tunes!!!!Regards and Health,Kevin & Sandra (in Boise, ID).
Sugar Man – Just Jinger
1001 South African Songs You Must Hear Before You Go Deaf by John Samson When Rodriguez walked out onto the stage in Cape Town back in 1998 to kick off his first ever SA tour, he thanked the audience for keeping him alive. And a large part of that thanks could have been directed towardsContinueContinue reading “Sugar Man – Just Jinger”
Thanks for the music man
Rodriguez – Cold Fact Myself and a good mate were on a long car journey and he introduced me to Cold Fact. Listened to it the whole way home. Blew my mind. Spent far too much of my savings on buying the record. Twice. Thanks for the music man. I’m inspired. Much love from IrelandContinueContinue reading “Thanks for the music man”
Mixtape Hope
mixtapehope.buzzsprout.com I am writing to firstly say “thank you” to Mr. Rodriguez for sharing his story with the world.My husband and I watched the documentary “Searching for Sugarman”. One of the most striking undercurrents of the film was the strength in spirit emanating from the music. Real stories set to music. My husband and IContinueContinue reading “Mixtape Hope”
Turn it Down: A look back at that time Sixto Rodriguez dissed the MC5 | City Pulse
Detroit street-poet folky appeared in the ‘60s then disappeared From City Pulse Sixto Rodriguez, shown here in 1969, is now 78 and lived through decades of musical obscurity. COURTESY: Rich Tupica In a 1969 interview, Mexican-American singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez had some harsh words for some of his fellow Michigan musicians. “I don’t have muchContinueContinue reading “Turn it Down: A look back at that time Sixto Rodriguez dissed the MC5 | City Pulse”
Rodriguez and Black Pumas
Train Don’t Run – New Video from Steve Louw
Steve Louw and his band Big Sky appeared with Rodriguez on the sold-out South African tour in 1998 as featured in the Oscar-winning film “Searching For Sugar Man”. Here is the official video for “Train Don’t Run”, created by Jacqui van Staden. From the album “Headlight Dreams”, produced by Kevin Shirley and released 7 MayContinueContinue reading “Train Don’t Run – New Video from Steve Louw”
Have you got your ticket to watch MEX21? Online until 2 Oct
WATCH #MEX21 ONLINE NOWLauded and awarded for its consistent commitment to the broader South African music industry, #MEX21 runs until 2 October 2021, with a wealth of quality international and local speakers.Click here to secure your tickets & watch onlineOur Keynote speaker, from Australia, is Michael Smellie. He speaks about the seven deadly sins of the musicContinueContinue reading “Have you got your ticket to watch MEX21? Online until 2 Oct”
The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 12 by Steve Louw
I’d been anticipating recording another album for more than a year. I’d been looking forward to working in Nashville my whole life. I have always been fascinated by the sound of the records made in Nashville. Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde, Neil Young’s Harvest and R.E.M.’s Document were all albums that had a great sound, andContinueContinue reading “The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 12 by Steve Louw”
Steve Louw launches new video for “Get Out My Heart”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z41zF5WG-rg Steve Louw – Get Out My Heart The official video for “Get Out My Heart”, created by Jacqui van Staden. From the album “Headlight Dreams”, released 7 May 2021. Stream/download “Headlight Dreams” at https://orcd.co/SteveLouwHeadlightDreams STEVE LOUW ONLINE http://stevelouw.com/ https://instagram.com/stevelouw/ https://twitter.com/stevelouwmusic https://facebook.com/stevelouwmusic/ https://sptfy.com/stevelouw https://apple.co/3iKTV9g THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG I like the opening line: “I’dContinueContinue reading “Steve Louw launches new video for “Get Out My Heart””
The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 11 by Steve Louw
Pat Thrall called me from Atlanta in September 2003, where he was working with Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart. They were coming to Cape Town and wanted to record with local musicians, in preparation for an album and concert to raise funds and global awareness to help fight the AIDS tragedy. I knew Dave Stewart as aContinueContinue reading “The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 11 by Steve Louw”
“Sixto” by Orjan Hulten Orion featuring Ernie Bruce
Liberia Ballad by Orjan Hulten Orion featuring Ernie Bruce https://open.spotify.com/track/3OoONGQL7U3OBLXjRJlgEu?si=af4714fdcb8b46bb “Sixto” by Orjan Hulten Orion featuring Ernie Bruce I am Ernest Bruce (Ernie Bruce), a singer living in Monrovia, Liberia (West Africa).In collaboration with the Swedish group Orjan Hilten Orion, we recently released an album entitled “Liberia Ballad… Orjan Hulten Orion featuring Ernie Bruce” TheContinueContinue reading ““Sixto” by Orjan Hulten Orion featuring Ernie Bruce”
Thank you Rodriguez
Hello,I live in Dundas, Ontario. I wanted to tell Rodriguez that his music is amazing. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Your music means so much, I am so grateful. Melissa
The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 10 by Steve Louw
It felt like my nervous system had been flayed from my body, stripped bare and draped over my shoulders, that I had been recalled and rearranged. The world stopped turning in November 2001. My mother had died in a violent attack in her garden in Cape Town, and it felt as though I couldn’t speak. IContinueContinue reading “The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 10 by Steve Louw”
The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 9 by Steve Louw
Rodriguez arriving in Cape Town, 2nd March 1998 Rodriguez walked into the UCA rehearsal studio in Cape Town, grinning, looking fit and healthy, despite having just got off of a flight from Detroit, leaving the freezing winter behind him. It was the 5th of March 1998, the day before the first show of Rodriguez’ sold-outContinueContinue reading “The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 9 by Steve Louw”
The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 8 by Steve Louw
I was back in Brooklyn Recording, in early 1997, and the room felt familiar. We were tracking the songs that would become the album, one of which was “Going Down with Mister Green”, and the band that played on Horizon was back in the groove. We were friends, and I was getting used to producing. I figured it wasContinueContinue reading “The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 8 by Steve Louw”
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