Legendary singer-songwriter Rodriguez will return to Australia in October and November to play headline shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and two shows at the Opera House in Sydney. After his two albums – 1969’s Cold Fact and 1971’s Coming from Reality – went unnoticed in America, Rodriguez eventually turned his efforts elsewhere, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from WayneContinueContinue reading ““Sugar Man” Rodriguez announces 2014 Australian tour”
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‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Sixto Rodriguez to receive Wayne State degree; Masonic Temple show sells out | MLive.com
DETROIT, MI – Add another honor to 70-year-old Detroit resident Sixto Rodriguez’s impressive stash. The star of an Academy Award-winning documentary called “Searching for Sugar Man” will reportedly receive an honorary degree from Wayne State University this spring. The Detroit News reported the news this week and mentioned Rodriguez will receive a Doctor of HumaneContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Sixto Rodriguez to receive Wayne State degree; Masonic Temple show sells out | MLive.com”
Rodriguez to play Ann Arbor Folk Festival in January 2013
Rodriguez, aka Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, Rod Riguez, and Jesus Rodriguez, released a pair of albums, “Cold Fact” and “Coming from Reality,” in 1970 and 1971. His music was influenced by Bob Dylan’s, but it had the hard edge of his native Detroit and was often political in nature. It went nowhere in America, and RodriguezContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez to play Ann Arbor Folk Festival in January 2013”
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”
From the Archives: Press Release for the 1998 South African Tour
“Dead Men Don’t Tour” – Konny Rodriguez RodriguezThe Cold Facts…South African Tour 1998 The Cold Facts … Cape Town Poster On 6th March 1998, when Sixto Rodriguez walks out on to the stage at the Bellville Velodrome for his first South African performance, a 25-year-old mystery will end and a new story will begin. This willContinueContinue reading “From the Archives: Press Release for the 1998 South African Tour”
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