Detroit musical artist Sixto Diaz Rodriguez died at 81 years of age on ... with another writer to produce liner notes for the first CD release of that album, “we pondered the whereabouts of ...

Sixto Rodriguez, the musician whose story was documented in the film Searching for Sugar Man, has died at 81. He had minor success in the U.S., but was surprised to learn his music was a hit abroad.

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 ...

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

After recording music in the 1970s, singer Sixto Rodriguez’s career was revived decades later with a 2012 Oscar-winning documentary Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE.

Sixto Rodriguez, the singer-songwriter who found fame as the subject of the Oscar-winning 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” died on Tuesday at 81. His death was announced on his ...

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

Although still married at the time of his death, the couple had been separated for a number of years, she said Wednesday while shuffling through some of Sixto Rodriguez's memorabilia.

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.

Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who was catapulted from Detroit obscurity to global acclaim by the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” has died at 81. Rodriguez passed away ...