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What nationality is Sixto Rodriguez?
American
Rodriguez/Nationality
What happened to Rodriguez Sugar Man?
Information about him was scarce, and it was incorrectly rumored there that he had committed suicide shortly after releasing his second album. In the 1990s, determined South African fans managed to find and contact Rodriguez, which led to an unexpected revival of his musical career….Sixto Rodriguez.
Rodriguez | |
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Website | www.sugarman.org |
Is the Rodriguez story true?
The film tells the story of Sixto Rodriguez, an American folk singer whose first album fizzled in the United States, only to become a runaway hit in apartheid South Africa – entirely without his knowledge. It’s a story ready-made for Hollywood, and watching the film, it all seems almost too good to be true.
Where did Rodriguez money go?
South Africans interviewed in the documentary said they sent royalty cheques to the United States, to the now-defunct Sussex Records label of former Motown executive Clarence Avant. The Hollywood record producer starts off emotional in the documentary, calling Rodriguez “my boy” and “greater than Bob Dylan.”
What does Rodriguez mean?
Son of
Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣeθ], [roˈðɾiɣes]) is a Spanish patronymic (meaning Son of Rodrigo; archaic: Rodericksson) and a common surname in Spain, Latin America. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues. The “ez” signifies “son of”.
Who owned Sussex Records?
Clarence Avant
Sussex Records | |
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Parent company | Sussex Records |
Founded | 1969 |
Founder | Clarence Avant |
Status | Defunct (1975) |
How many albums did Rodriguez sell in South Africa?
As revealed in the 2012 documentary, the Michigan singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez toiled in obscurity after recording two folk-soul albums, Cold Fact (1970) and Coming from Reality (1971). Without his knowledge, both albums had become classics in South Africa, selling an estimated half-million copies.
What are blue coins?
Blue Coins (also formatted as blue coins) are a special type of coin that first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 and have since appeared in many later games. They typically appear in large groups after a switch is pressed, and they may vary from a light cyan to a deep, heavily saturated blue.