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A Spoonful Of Sugar & James at Alma Cafe 12 April 2019

It’s been called “The Greatest Music story of the past 50 years”, the story of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart 😉 In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, James joins Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the person behind the rediscovery of SixtoContinueContinue reading “A Spoonful Of Sugar & James at Alma Cafe 12 April 2019”

A Spoonful Of Sugar And James at Noordhoek on 28 February 2019

It’s been called “The Greatest Music story of the past 60 years”, the story of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart. In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, James joins Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the person behind the rediscovery of Sixto RodriguezContinueContinue reading “A Spoonful Of Sugar And James at Noordhoek on 28 February 2019”

A Spoonful Of Sugar And James

http://www.brucedennill.co.za/music-interview-james-stewart-stephen-sugar-segerman-getting-sweet-on-songcraft-or-an-un-usual-combination/ It’s been called “The Greatest Music Story of the past 50 years”, the tale of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart”! In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, James joins Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the man behind the rediscovery of SixtoContinueContinue reading “A Spoonful Of Sugar And James”

Rodriguez Live at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Los Angeles | mxdwn.com

https://music.mxdwn.com/2018/08/28/reviews/rodriguez-live-at-the-luckman-fine-arts-complex-los-angeles/ On a Saturday night, many gathered for a performance of the legendary singer-songwriter and Oscar winner, Rodriguez, at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the Cal State L.A. campus in East Los Angeles. Searching for Sugar Man documented Rodriguez’s story of being a Mexican-American songwriter whose two early ’70s albums bombed in America, but who woundContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Live at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Los Angeles | mxdwn.com”

Jordan Cold Fact Sauvignon Blanc

“Cold Fact is the album from singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who became a cultural phenomenon in South Africa and was made internationally famous in the film ‘Searching for Sugar Man.’ It is also a play on the cold soak technique we use to extract flavour from the skins of our ripest Sauvignon Blanc grapes (we searchContinueContinue reading “Jordan Cold Fact Sauvignon Blanc”

Speaking About Sugar Man: All The Cold Facts

Speaking About Sugar Man: All The Cold Facts An informative and inspiring motivational talk about the Rodriguez phenomenon. For the past 20 years, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman has been involved in the rediscovery of, and resurgence of worldwide interest in, Sixto Rodriguez. This legendary and internationally acclaimed American folk-rock singer-songwriter, who was a huge success inContinueContinue reading “Speaking About Sugar Man: All The Cold Facts”

Rodriguez Rocks: Live in Australia

Sixto Rodriguez, the legendary icon responsible for ageless classics such as “Sugar Man,” “I Wonder” and “Climb up on My Music,” is set to release a new live album comprised of recordings taken from his wildly successful 2014 tour of Australia. The legendary self-taught guitarist’s love affair with Australia is well documented, and ‘Rodriguez Rocks:ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Rocks: Live in Australia”

Cold Fact included in Other Music’s 10 Essential Spins | New York Times, May 12, 2016

  The New York record shop Other Music will close its doors on June 25, after over two decades in business. We asked the co-owner Josh Madell about the records that represent the soul of his store. http://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000004401047/other-musics-10-essential-spins.html  

Stephen “Sugar” Segerman in the Road Through The Grove book

In the late 1950s, the 1960s and into the 1970s, Louis Botha Avenue – the road through the Grove – throbbed with life. Lined with shops and eateries, and alive with music and romance, it was the backdrop to a melting-pot of working-class people, many of them with roots in Europe, who had made theirContinueContinue reading “Stephen “Sugar” Segerman in the Road Through The Grove book”

Craig Bartholow Strydom and Stephen “Sugar” Segerman talk to Danie Marais at US Woordfees 2016

    Craig Bartholow Strydom and Stephen “Sugar” Segerman talk to Danie Marais, 7 March 2016 at 10: 30.

Oscar-winning documentary gets extended-play treatment | Winnipeg Free Press

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/oscar-winning-documentary-gets-extended-play-treatment-367083501.html The story of Sixto Rodriguez as depicted in the Academy Award-winning 2012 documentarySearching for Sugar Man was one that intrigued the world. The plot centred around Rodriguez, a musician based out of Detroit in the ’60s and ’70s, who was never able to gain traction in the United States despite numerous industry professionals comparingContinueContinue reading “Oscar-winning documentary gets extended-play treatment | Winnipeg Free Press”

Kapstadt – Searching for Sugar Man

Lorenz on 21. Januar 2016 at 15:00 Original article at http://www.sirenen-und-heuler.de/kapstadt-searching-for-sugar-man/ [Please scroll down for Google’s translation from German to English] Eigentlich wollte ich einkaufen gehen. Dann sehe ich im Schaufenster dieses Platten-Cover. Im nächsten Moment saugt mich ein Zeittunnel ein. Ich treffe auf einen totgeglaubten Superstar, Südafrika in den Seventies, treue Fans und ein StückContinueContinue reading “Kapstadt – Searching for Sugar Man”

Capetonians pen the journey to find musician Sixto Rodriguez in new book | Cape Talk

The two men at the centre of the search for musician Sixto Rodriguez have written the story of their journey. Stephen “Sugar” Segerman and Craig Bartholomew-Strydom authored the book “Sugar Man – the life, death and resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez”, after the success of the documentary film that was made about their quest. The pairContinueContinue reading “Capetonians pen the journey to find musician Sixto Rodriguez in new book | Cape Talk”