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Sixto Rodriguez
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jesús Rodríguez, Sixto Díaz Rodríguez, Rodriguez, Jesus Rodriguez, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, Sixto Rodriquez, Sugar Man, Jesus Sixto Diaz-Rodriguez
American musician (1942–2023)
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Sixto Rodriguez, born Jesus Sixto Diaz-Rodriguez in Detroit, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He worked primarily in folk rock, traditional folk music, psychedelic folk, and psychedelic rock genres. Rodriguez began his career in 1967 and continued until 2023. He was educated at Wayne State University and performed using his voice and guitar.
He died in Detroit on August 8, 2023. Rodriguez was a male citizen of the United States who spoke English. He had three children. His work is described by the source *Searching for Sugar Man*. He was represented by Broadcast Music, Inc. as his copyright representative.
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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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- Listeners
- 267,214
- Total plays
- 7,851,487
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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
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Rodríguez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Detroit
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Wayne State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- psychedelic rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.sugarman.org
- Image
- Sixto-Diaz-Rodriguez-2007.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Detroit
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- Commons category
- Sixto Rodriguez
- date of birth
- 1942-07-10
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- described by source
- Searching for Sugar Man
- social media followers
- 55500
- date of death
- 2023-08-08
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- name in native language
- Jesus Sixto Diaz-Rodriguez
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/arts/music/sixto-rodriguez-dead.html
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Encyclopedic overview
Sixto Diaz Rodríguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan.
Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in South Africa, Australia (touring the country twice in his earlier career), and New Zealand. Unbeknownst to him for decades, his music grew extremely successful and influential in South Africa, where he is believed to have sold more records than Elvis Presley. Information about him was scarce, and it was incorrectly rumored there that he had died by suicide shortly after releasing his second album.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sixto Rodriguez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.