Sixto Rodriguez Obituary

Sixto Rodriguez was American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. He passed away on August 8, 2023, at the age of 81.

Sixto Rodriguez’s death was first confirmed in a statement posted on his official website, Sugarman.org. “It is with great sadness that we at Sugarman.org announce that Sixto Diaz Rodriguez has passed away,” the statement read.

“We extend our most heartfelt condolences to his daughters – Sandra, Eva and Regan – and to all his family.” “May His Dear Soul Rest In Peace,” the statement added. He died following a short illness, according to his wife, Konny Rodriguez, 72.

Sixto Diaz Rodriguez was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 10, 1942. Though his career began with minimal fanfare in the United States, he gained success in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Unbeknownst to him for decades, his music was hugely successful and influential in South Africa, where he is thought to have sold more records than Elvis Presley, as well as other southern African countries.

Rodriguez left music and bought a decrepit Detroit property at a government auction for $50 in 1976, where he still lived as of 2013. Rodriguez’s legacy would take off back home once he was included in the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”