DETROITDETROIT — 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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the folk and rock singer who slipped into obscurity until the 2012 Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for ...

DETROIT — Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” has died. He was 81. Rodriguez’s death Tuesday in Detroit was ...

Has there ever been a more unlikely musical subject of an Oscar-winning film documentary than Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, who died Tuesday night at the age of 81? And has there ever been an American ...

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 ...

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 ...

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