Sixto Rodriguez, American musician who discovered fan base in South Africa, dies

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Sixto Rodriguez, the Detroit-born singer/songwriter known under the moniker Rodriguez, has died. His 1970 debut album didn’t attract much attention in the US, but it garnered a cult following in South Africa that he was unaware of. It took two South African fans and an Oscar-winning documentary to revitalize Rodriguez’s career in later life. Host Carol Hills speaks with Craig Bartholomew Strydom, one of the fans who helped rediscover Rodriguez. 

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