Rodriguez, the singer-songwriter whose improbable, stranger-than-fiction career was surveyed in the Oscar-winning 2012 documentary “Searching For Sugar Man,” died on August 9. He was 81.

Rodriguez was the subject of the 2012 film Searching For Sugar Man, about his unlikely ascent ... the release of the 2012 documentary, and his music entered the U.S. charts decades after its ...

Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the Detroit, Michigan, singer-songwriter whose unusual rise to fame was documented in the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” has died. He was 81.

US singer and musician Sixto Rodriguez, seen here performing in Paris in 2013, had hits including "Sugar Man" and "I Wonder" - Copyright AFP PIERRE ANDRIEU US singer ...

Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the folk and rock singer who slipped into obscurity until the 2012 Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” gave his career an almost mythical second wind ...

He was 81. Rodriguez's legacy would take off back home after the singer and songwriter became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” Recommended Videos His ...

only to discover decades later that he had become a music legend in South Africa – a revelation that inspired an Oscar-winning documentary, "Searching for Sugar Man", and brought him back to the ...

Sony Pictures Classics/Courtesy Everett Collection The singer-songwriter found success later in his career and was the subject of the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which won the ...

only to discover decades later that he had become a music legend in South Africa — a revelation that inspired an Oscar-winning documentary, “Searching for Sugar Man,” and brought him back to ...

The resounding success of Searching for Sugar Man propelled him to international stages, gracing prestigious music festivals and captivating audiences across the globe. His influence reached ...

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Sixto Rodriguez, an American singer-songwriter whose outsized popularity in South Africa inspired the Oscar-winning documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," passed away on Tuesday ...