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Dave Matthews was one of Rodriguez’s many South African fans.

Rodriguez, the musician responsible for such indelible songs at ‘Searching for Sugar Man’, ‘I Wonder’ and ‘Crucify Your Mind’, has died at the age of 81. A post on Rodriguez’s social media accounts confirmed the news. He is survived by his daughters, Sandra, Eva and Regan. Rodriguez was born Sixto Rodriguez in Detroit, Michigan, in […] The post Detroit Singer-Songwriter Rodriguez Dead at 81 appeared first on Music Feeds.

The Detroit musician never found much of an audience in the United States, but his songs of protest and stark imagery resonated in Australia and South Africa, leading to a late-career resurgence captured in the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man."

Sixto Rodriguez, the once obscure American singer-songwriter who enjoyed a career renaissance after his music developed a cult following abroad, has died at the age of 81.

Folk soul singer-songwriter Rodriguez, whose music achieved cult status in SA during the 70s and beyond, has passed away.

Darren Maule recently heard the news of Sixto 'Sugar Man' Rodriguez's passing and wanted to pay his respects to one of the darlings of South Africa’s musical landscape.

He was a musical genius who had no idea how much he meant to people all over the world. Sixto Rodriguez, the Detroit folk musician whose songs of social justice became anthems for anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, died on Tuesday at the age of 81 after a short illness. https://youtu.be/ce810c-YBwo Sixto Rodriguez, who lived…

Sixto Diaz Rodriguez was heavily influenced by Bob Dylan and other 1960s-'70s folk musicians such as The Band and even some other groups that used folk elements in their music as Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull.

American songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, who is just called Rodriguez, died on August 8, aged 81. Having started his career in the 1970's, the singer is known for garnering an Academy Award for his 2013 documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man'; ...

Los Angeles, Aug 10 (IANS) American songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, who is just called Rodriguez, died on August 8, aged 81. Having started his career in the