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Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 Swedish–British–Finnish documentary film, about a South African cultural phenomenon, directed and written by Malik Bendjelloul which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom.

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Year: 2012
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
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Searching for Sugarman does what a good documentary should. I went in knowing nothing and exited knowing a little bit more about a subject. I also came out thoroughly entertained by a film that at first appears to be a dark thriller before blooming into a small, heart warming tale. Bendjelloul does nothing out of the ordinary with the subject matter in terms of the film making process. But the simple effective execution of the work is what makes a film such as this stand out.download Searching for Sugar Man
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We are told of a Detroit musician with a Dylan-esque voice and similar subject material, who produces two albums that is enjoyed by the few who hear it in the U.S and yet sells peanuts. We are told that the young musician is so distraught from his experience, that he kills himself on stage...This is no Cobain or Buckley, and as this musician didn't 'make it' his name fades into obscurity...until a copy of the musician's record is brought from America to South Africa during the midsts of the apartheid.
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To say any more will ruin the film. In fact I feel that I may have already said too much. The joy of Searching for Sugarman (apart from the music) is that, in an age where films like Prometheus, leak viral clues to into every orifice of a pop culture junkie, to go into the documentary with no knowledge makes it's surprises and outcomes all the more sweeter.
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The film paints a picture of an artist in the truest form. The mystery that is set in place is tightly handled, as we are drip feed information about Rodriguez, an enigmatic musician, whose inner city folk music enriches young liberal South African musicians. His work details a struggle, which strikes a chord so deep that some of his listeners become musicians themselves. Rodriguez' album goes platinum in South Africa and all the while the creator knew nothing.
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The plot thickens and we are introduced to two sleuths who do anything to try and find out who Rodriguez was and what actually happened to him. It's easy to get wrapped up in the enthusiasm as we slowly piece together the tale. The film gives us a pantomime villain in Motown Record's Clarence Avant. His money orientated rant and who cares attitude betray the films overwhelming sweetness, but also illustrates the importance of the films plight and message, if although coming off more than a little forced. However, that is how many documentaries come across. The film does have an air of manipulation at times. At it's weakest points, I can't say that I was getting that feeling of the so-called 'ecstatic truth' that Herzog reaches for.
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This does not mean that such a heart warming film doesn't have a lot to say. It is worth noting that much of the film talks about a that now distant future before the internet. it reminds us just how small that world wide web has made the world as the revelation that take place within the film could only happen before the days of web 2.0.
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It's also worth noting that the film's story takes place before the internet, we realise just how small the www has made the world as something like this could only be happen before the days of digital communication. Despite a few reservations of the slightly manipulative aspects that seeped through, what can't be faked is the reaction and enthusiasm the lies in Rodriguez's music in South Africa. The films final act is a brilliant celebration of a man's work. The contrast of how the likes of Clarence Avant viewed Rodriguez compared to the unbelievably humble way of the musician himself as we discover clues about his past not only display the power of music, but a powerful reflection of what is considered to be considered an artist.
This is a reliving comparison to a film like Overnight, which deals with an obnoxious nobody becoming a somebody, in such a way you shed a small tear for humanity. Searching for Sugarman shows the other extreme, in which if a man has humility as a basic foundation, he could be considered to some a true artist.
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Albums | Cover art | Singles | Lyrics | Chords | Songs

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Rodriguez albums are available to buy online at
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Albums

  • Cold FactMarch 1970 (USA, 1971 in South Africa)
  • ComingFrom Reality November 1971
  • After TheFact 1976 re-issue of Coming From Realityin South Africa only
  • At HisBest 1977 compilation album with 3 previously unreleased tracksreleased in Australia and New Zealand only
  • Alive 1981live album recorded in 1979 and released in Australia and New Zealandonly
  • The BestOf Rodriguez 1982 re-issue of At HisBest in South Africa only
  • Live Fact1998 live album recorded during the 1998 SouthAfrican tour
  • All The Facts 2005 3CD set marketed and distributed by Sony Music South Africa, catalogue number CDBOX 58. Consists of the 2002 re-issues of 'Cold Fact' and 'After The Fact' plus the 1998 live CD 'Live Fact'.
  • Sugarman: The Best Of Rodriguez September 2005
  • All The Facts September 2009 2CD set which consists of the 2005 re-issues of 'Cold Fact' and 'After The Fact'.
  • Searching For Sugar Man (soundtrack) July 2012
  • Rodriguez Rocks: Live in Australia November 2016

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Singles

  • I'll Slip Away / You'd Like To Admit It (Impact 1031) August 1967 released as Rod Riguez
  • Inner City Blues / Forget It (Sussex SUX 204) 1970 (USA)
  • To Whom It May Concern / I Think Of You (Sussex SUX 234) 1970 (USA)
  • Sugar Man / Inner City Blues (A&M / Sussex AM 45.031) 1972 (Italy)
  • To Whom It May Concern / I Think Of You (A&M 7SX-1008) 1972 (Brazil)
  • Halfway Up The Stairs / It Started Out So Nice (A&M ASK-5164) 1973 (Australia)
  • Sugar Man / Inner City Blues (Blue Goose BGMS 002) 1977 (Australia)
  • Climb Up On My Music / To Whom It May Concern (Blue Goose MS 309) 1978 (Australia)
  • Sugar Man / Tom Cat by Muddy Waters (13 Amp Records AMP7001) April 2002 (UK)
  • Inner City Blues (live 2009) / I'm Gonna Live Till I Die (live 2009) (LITA 45-018) April 2010 (US)
    The A side features a recording of “Inner City Blues” performed on the streets of Paris. The B side is a cover of Frank Sinatra’s “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die” recorded during his date at The Triple Door in Seattle.

Info on USA 3 single releases from Tim Forster, January 2001. Info on Brazilian single from Weber, June 1998. Info on Australian singles from Jeff Smith, December 2001 and Peter Millen, October 2012. Info on 2002 single from John Samson, March 2002. Info on LITA single from Light In The Attic.

On the cover of the 1991 South African CD re-issue of Cold Fact is a 'flash' with these words:'featuring the hits I Wonder, Sugar Man and Inner City Blues'. To the best of my knowledge these tracks were never actually released as singles in South Africa.

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Additional info:

  • I'll Slip Away (Impact 1031), August 1967 (USA) credited to Rod Riguez (Sixto D. Rodriguez), released on The Best Of Impact Records CD (Collectables COL-5883) in November 1997. Released as a bonus track on Sugarman: The Best Of Rodriguez in September 2005.
    Cash Box, September 23, 1967 Rod Riguez could make a name for himself with this bluesy, mid-tempo rock ballad. Keep it in sight. Flip: 'You'd Like To Admit It'.

    This is a different version to the track released on the 2 'Best Of' compilations. It features more upfront Byrds-type jangly guitar, vocal harmonies and a subdued organ in the background. The strings that are so prominent on the later version are absent here.

    I'll Slip Away: As far as the Rodriguez Impact single, 'I'll Slip Away' is concerned,I would highly suspect that both sides of that single were probablyrecorded at Terra Shirma Studios, since most of all of the later Impactrecords were recorded there. But it is possible that it may have beenrecorded at United Sound Studios in Detroit, since Harry Balk recordedmany of his artists there as well.
    The 'B' side of the Impact 45, 'I'll Slip Away' is a song titled, 'You'd Like To Admit It'. Both sides were produced by Harry Balk (the owner of Impact). To my knowledge, therecord was only issued as a 'promotional' 45, and not sold commerciallyto the public (see note below). The record is 'near-impossible' to find, due to the factthat few copies were pressed, and Impact records went out of businessshortly after the record was released. By the way, the song, 'You'd LikeTo Admit It' was also written by Rodriguez.
    I'm afraid that I can't help you out with the lyrics to the song (read them here),'You'd Like To Admit It', because I don't own a copy of the single. Inmy many years of collecting records, I have only seen ONE copy of thatrecord for sale, and it was much too expensive for me to buy. (IT WASABOUT $175.00 U.S. DOLLARS!)...
    -- Jerry Schollenberger, 'Best of Impact Records' CD producer, May 1999

    Read some more comments from Jerry here...
    Read Tim Forster's article about these Impact releases here.
    I can confirm that a regular (NOT a promo) release of Impact #1031 does exist. A speculation to the contrary exists on your Sixto R. page. Thanx for the info on this artist that you supplied; you have added to my enjoyment of record collecting, and listening.
    -- Steve Jones, Canada, August 2003

    Impact-era Rodriguez compositions:

    • I'll Slip Away (Sixto D. Rodriguez)
      © Gomba, April 20, 1967, released on Impact 1031 A, August 1967
      Produced by Harry Balk
    • You'd Like To Admit It (Sixto D. Rodriguez)
      © Gomba, April 20, 1967, released on Impact 1031 B, August 1967
      Produced by Harry Balk
    • Forget It (Sixto D. Rodriguez)
      © Gomba, April 20, 1967
    • That Discotheque (Sixto D. Rodriguez)
      © Gomba, April 20, 1967
    • To Whom It May Concern (Vocal) (Sixto D. Rodriguez)
      © Gomba, April 20, 1967
    • To Whom It May Concern (Instrumental) (Sixto D. Rodriguez)
      © Gomba, April 20, 1967

  • I Think Of You/ To Whom It May Concern
    (A&M 7SX-1008), 1972 (Brazil) single released in Brazil only and both sides played on local radio.
    My name is Weber and I'm impressed to find something about Rodriguez onthe Net. I live in Brazil, where the song 'I Think Of You' was a success.I didn't know that he's got other albums, I only got 'Coming From Reality'.Here in my place the music 'I Think Of You' played several times on the radiostations in 1972 & 73. About that year I purchased the single 'I ThinkOf You/ To Whom It May Concern'. The B-side played too on the radio. Igot the LP 'Coming From Reality' but I get this years after the single.
    - Weber, Brazil, June 1998