DETROIT (AP) — 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 Rodriguez was celebrated Saturday as a pure artistic soul and man of the people who deeply valued his life as a Detroiter.

A song that was once banned by South Africa's apartheid government has grown into one of the most remarkable success stories in rock music history. Released in 1970, "Sugar Man" by Sixto Rodriguez was ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the Detroit, Michigan, singer-songwriter whose unusual rise to fame was documented in the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching ...

Sixto Rodriguez was celebrated Saturday as a pure artistic soul and man of the people who deeply valued his life as a Detroiter. The late singer-songwriter with the street-poet sensibility was honored ...

CORRECTS NAME OF DOCUMENTARY TO SUGAR MAN, NOT SUGARMAN - FILE - Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez performs at the Beacon Theatre on April 7, 2013, in New York. Rodriguez, who became the subject of ...

Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity in the U.S. only to find musical success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was 81. Rodriguez’s music career flamed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American musician Sixto Rodriguez performs his first italian concert at Auditorium Manzoni on March 21, 2014 in Bologna, Italy ...

Sixto Rodriguez, the obscure singer and songwriter who became the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has died at the age of 81. “It is with great sadness that we at ...

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 ...

Sixto Rodriguez performs at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.in 2015. He died Tuesday at 81. Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find ...

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