— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Apparently, one can be famous and not even know it. Such was the case for unknown folk singer Sixto Rodriguez in the ’60s. Discovered by two producers who heard him play in a dive bar in Detroit, Rodriguez was signed to Sussex and A&R records where he[...]
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Searching for Sugar Man: 3 Clips & a Trailer
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Sixto Rodriguez was a folk singer from Detroit during the 1960s whose music never resonated in the states. Strangely enough, somehow Rodriguez’s albums managed to make its way over to apartheid South Africa where his songs became hits. In the new documentary [...]