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Bookmark or Share- SugarMan.org - The Official Rodriguez Website.An unpublished draft of an article written in June 1997 that eventually became Looking For Rodriguez published in Directions magazine in October 1997. "Climb up on my music", exclaims the folk artist known as Jesus Rodriguez, "and my songs will set you free". When Cold Fact was released in SA in the early seventies, no-one was free.
- Sugarman - The Best Of Rodriguez: SugarMan.orgRodriguez first appeared on the Detroit music scene in 1967 when he released ‘I’ll Slip Away’ on the Impact label, which was incorrectly credited to "Rod Riguez". In 1969 he went back into the studio and the ‘Cold Fact’ album was completed and released in March 1970 on the Sussex label.
- SugarMan.org: Rodriguez - 26 September 2001Sixto Rodriguez - Vocals, guitar The Big Town Playboys: Big Joe Louis - Vocals, guitar before Rodriguez appeared Ian Jennings - Double Bass Mike Thorne - Drums Pete Saunders - Keyboards Dave Wilson - Guitar Graham - Baritone Sax Lee Badau - Tenor Sax
- SugarMan.org: Rodriguez - The Sugar ManSixto Diaz Rodriguez toiled for decades as a day laborer in Detroit's gritty Cass Corridor. To this day, he rides the D-Dot bus to get around town. Just last week, Entertainment Weekly declared him a genius. Four decades ago, Rodriguez recorded 12 sweet, yet dark, psychedelic-tinged folk-rock songs for the album, "Cold Fact," in a Detroit basement.
- SugarMan.org: Rodriguez - The MythA legend and cultural icon for university students of the past 20 years, Rodriguez is sure to attract thousands of fans who want to see him perform such great hits as Sugar Man, I Wonder, Rich Folks Hoax, and Inner City Blues. Touring with Rodriguez, whom many thought was dead, will be one of South Africa's most popular rock acts Big Sky.
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