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Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was ...

The musician Rodriguez has died at age 81, a long life by any standard, but especially for his most passionate fans who once thought he died decades ago. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) MALIK ...

Sixto Rodriguez, the Detroit-born folk musician who would go on to become a phenomenon in South Africa and the subject of the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has died, according to a statement ...

Detroit musician Sixto Rodriguez, the subject of the documentary “‘Searching for Sugar Man” – which won the 2013 best documentary Academy Award – has died, according to an announcement on his official ...

Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugarman,” has died. He was 81. Rodriguez' death Tuesday in Detroit was announced on the ...

Sixto Rodriguez, a Detroit-born musician who became the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” has died according to a message posted Tuesday on his official ...

FILE - Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez performs at the Beacon Theatre on April 7, 2013, in New York. Rodriguez, who became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugarman” has ...

DETROIT — Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was ...

Aug. 9 (UPI) --Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, a musician and the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, died Wednesday. He was 81. "It is with great sadness that we at Sugarman.org ...