Sixto Rodriguez

Person · Open Library

Works

6

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Film & TV

Sound · Detroit, Michigan, USA

A once promising singer-songwriter whose first two albums were a flop in the United States, Rodriguez quickly fades into obscurity. Unbeknownst to him, a cult following of his music develops among young Afrikaners in the 1970s who rebel against the cultural oppression and isolation of Apartheid. His amazing story was the subject of the Oscar winning documentary, "Searching for Sugarman."

Known for

• Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs — Self2019
• Searching for Sugar Man — Self2012
• Dead Men Don't Tour: Rodríguez in South Africa1998
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Musical Guest1993

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Country

United States

Active from

1942

Active to

2023

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

267,214

Total plays

7,851,487

At least five artists share the name Rodriguez. 1) Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (also known as Rodriguez or as Jesus Rodriguez) (born in Detroit, MI, on 10 July 1942; died 8 August 2023) was an American songwriter and folk singer. He was named 'Sixto' (pronounced seex-toe) because he was the sixth child in his family. Rodriguez's parents were middle-class immigrants from Mexico, who left in the 1920s. In most of his songs he takes a political stance on the cruelties facing the inner city poor. <a href

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Physisorption of gases, with special reference to the evaluation of surface area and pore size distribution (IUPAC Technical Report)

   · 2015 · cited 19,529x

2. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,753x

3. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,989x

4. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

   · 2012 · cited 10,797x

5. The Sequence of the Human Genome

   · 2001 · cited 10,201x

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Quotes

• “I've played every kind of gig there is to play now.I've played faggot bars, hooker bars, motor cycle funerals,in opera houses, concert halls, halfway houses.Well, I found that in all these places that I've playedall the people that I've played for are the same people.So if you'll listen, maybe you'll see someone you know in this song.A most disgusting song.”
• “Born in the troubled cityin rock and roll USAin the shadow of the tallest building,I vowed I would break away.Listened to the Sunday actorsbut all they would ever say:That you can't get away from it.No you can't get away.No you can't get away from it.No you can't get away.”
• “'Cause I lost my job two weeks before Christmas.And I talked to Jesus at the sewerand the Pope said it was none of his God-damned business.While the rain drank champagne,my Estonian archangel came and got me wasted.'Cause the sweetest kiss I ever got is the one I've never tasted.Oh, but they'll take their bonus pay to Molly McDonald.Neon lady, beauty is that which obeys, is bought or borrowed.”
• “Was it a huntsman or a playerthat made you pay the costthat now assumes relaxed positionsAnd prostitutes your loss?Were you tortured by your own thirstin those pleasures that you seekthat made you Tom the Curious;that makes you James the Weak?And you claim you've got something going,something you call unique,but I've seen your self-pity showingas the tears rolled down your cheeks.”
• “But thanks for your time.Then you can thank me for mine.And after that's said,forget it.Don't be inane,there's no one to blame:no reason whyyou should stay hereand lie to me.Don't say any more,just walk out the door,I'll get along fine.You'll see.”
• “Woman, please be gone.You've stayed here much too long.Don't you wish that you could cry?Don't you wish I would die?Seamy seesaw kids.Child-women on the skids.The dust will choke you blind.The lust will choke your mind.I kiss the floor, one kick, no more.The pig and hose have set me free.I've tasted Hate Street's hanging tree.I've tasted Hate Street's hanging tree.”

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Key facts

Also known as

Rodriguez Sugar Man Sixth Prince Jesús Rodríguez

Born

Sixto Diaz Rodriguez , ( 1942-07-10 ) July 10, 1942, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Died

August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08) (aged 81)

Genres

Folk rock psychedelic folk psychedelic rock

Occupations

Musician singer

Instruments

Vocals guitar

Years active

1967–1973, 1998–2023

Labels

Sussex RCA A&M Impact Light in the Attic

Website

sugarman .org

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