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Rodriguez November UK dates – updated

November 14 The Roundhouse London, England November 16 The Roundhouse London, England November 17 London Jazz Festival at Royal Festival Hall London, England November 18 The Roundhouse London, England November 22 Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, England November 24 Sage Gateshead Newcastle, UK November 25 Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland November 27 Vicar Street Dublin, Ireland November 28ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez November UK dates – updated”

Rodriguez | Byron Bay Bluesfest, 2013

“Just climb up on my music and my songs will set you free…” – Rodriguez Climb Up On My Music One of the most fascinating and talented musicians around today, a Bluesfest favourite, and an incredible story – Rodriguez is back in a big way. For those who have missed the extraordinary music and storyContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez | Byron Bay Bluesfest, 2013”

Rodriguez: The rock icon who didn’t know it – 60 Minutes – CBS News

A Detroit musician living in poverty didn’t know that in South Africa, he was more popular than the Beatles. Bob Simon reports. via Rodriguez: The rock icon who didn’t know it – 60 Minutes – CBS News.

Searching for Sugar Man on DVD and Blu-ray in November | Cine Outsider

Searching for Sugar Man is coming to UK DVD and Blu-ray on 19th November 2012 from Studiocanal at the RRP of £17.99 for the DVD and £22.99 for the Blu-ray. via Searching for Sugar Man on DVD and Blu-ray in November | Cine Outsider.

Finding Rodriguez On The Mark Bayly Show 2oceansvibe Radio – online streaming radio from Cape Town, South Africa. Tune in to the holiday

Stephen “Sugar” Segerman from Mabu Vinyl on the Mark Bayly show finding Rodriguez. Sugarman started off as a jeweller in Johannesburg then moved to opening Mabu Vinyl store in Cape Town. Sugarman seeks to find Rodriguez, who is alive and never knew he was lost. They speek of the DVD of Rodriguez and his lifeContinueContinue reading “Finding Rodriguez On The Mark Bayly Show 2oceansvibe Radio – online streaming radio from Cape Town, South Africa. Tune in to the holiday”

Irvin D. Reid Honors College – Welcome Monteith Alumni | Wayne State University

Monteith College Alumni in the News: Sixto Rodriguez (PhB ’81) New York Times (July 20, 2012):  A Real-Life Fairy Tale, Long in the Making and Set to Old Tunes Wall Street Journal (July 20, 2012):  A Rock ‘n’ Roll Mystery Huffington Post (April 25, 2012):  ‘Searching for Sugar Man’: The Unbelievable True Story of RodriguezContinueContinue reading “Irvin D. Reid Honors College – Welcome Monteith Alumni | Wayne State University”

Searching for Sugar Man | Playback: stl

Immediately after seeing Searching for Sugarman, I ran out and bought both of Rodriguez’s albums. The music alone would be enough to make the movie worth seeing, but this is a good story well told. The film has excellent production values and is very well paced, which can be difficult for some documentaries with goodContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man | Playback: stl”

Searching for Sugar Man | News24

Clem Sunter Take a trip to a movie called Searching for Sugar Man because it will give you an all-time high, particularly if you like me are a vinyl junkie (a collector of those prehistoric things called long playing records). The film is about a singer named Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, whose parents immigrated from MexicoContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man | News24”

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”