Sixto Rodriguez

LOS ANGELES – JAN 10: Rodriguez, Malik Bendjelloul arrive at the 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards at Barker Hanger on January 10, 2013 in Santa Monica, CA, kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Jesus Sixto Diaz-Rodriguez

Date of Birth: July 10, 1942

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Date of Death: August 8, 2023

Ethnicity: Mexican

Sixto Rodriguez was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was initially known in Australia, New Zealand, and particularly South Africa, where his music was wildly popular. The documentary Searching for Sugar Man depicted how fans of Rodriguez found him in the 1990s, while he was unaware of his fame. He was also known as Rod Riguez, Sixth Prince, Jesús Rodríguez, and simply Rodriguez.

Rodriguez was the son of Maria and Ramon Rodriguez, who were Mexican immigrants. He lived a life far from the entertainment industry, in Detroit’s historic Woodbridge neighborhood, where he performed for small crowds in bars in the Cass Corridor, Detroit, including the Old Miami pub. He was married, and had three children.