Day 433: Sugar Man, Rodriguez

Roderick Benson — Wed, 26 May 2021 23:00:47 +0000

So one of my artist biographies is on the fascinating life of Sixto Rodriguez who became famous for his music in South Africa and Australia but was unknown in his own country of the USA. Bizarrely it was rumoured that he had committed suicide shortly before the release of his second album. However this was later disproven by a group of determined African fans tracked down the singer in 1990. The story was so interesting that the whole affair was made into a movie called Searching for Sugar Man which was released in 2013 and won an Oscar for best documentary feature that same year.

Day 170: The Establishment’s blues, Rodriguez

Roderick Benson — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:55:46 +0000

Yes we seem to be living in a time when most establishments are having problems. This song kind of captures the feeling of emotional overload one feels when reading a modern newspaper. The temptation is always to take Sixto’s advice in the final line of this song: “frankly I couldn’t care less”.

Rodriguez – Think Bensonium

Day 433: Sugar Man, Rodriguez

Day 170: The Establishment’s blues, Rodriguez