Sugar Man: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez

Sugar Man: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez

Like many South Africans in the seventies and eighties, Stephen â‚¬ËœSugarâ‚¬ Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom were obsessed with the music of Rodriguez, but the man himself was a mystery. Only his name was known, and the fact that he had killed himself on stage. After years of searching in a pre-internet age, the two men found the singer living in seclusion in Detroit. Remarkably, the blue-collar worker had no idea that he had been famous for over twenty-five years in this remote pariah of the world.

In 2006, Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul set out to find â‚¬Ëœthe best story on earthâ‚¬ and stumbled on this remarkable tale in the Guardian newspaper. He tracked down Segerman and Strydom, and so began his four-year long quest to make the Oscar-winning documentary, Searching for Sugar Man. Sugar Man: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez outlines three separate journeys and the obstacles and triumphs that each presented: Rodriguezâ‚¬s struggle to make a life from music; the odyssey of two fans to find out what had happened to their hero; and Bendjelloulâ‚¬s pursuit to bring the story to celluloid. The book is packed with information not included in the film, about Rodriguezâ‚¬s background, relationships and political activities, his tours to Australia, and the recognition that has finally come to him after the filmâ‚¬s success.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Random House South Africa
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-08-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781770228146

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Random House South Africa
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-08-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781770228146

Sugar Man: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez

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