Rodriguez Alive (Rare Album) 1979 Sydney Australia

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Recorded live at The Regent Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 17th & 18th March 1979.
Of the 4 albums (2 Studio, 2 Live) released by Sixto Diaz 'Jesus' Rodriguez or simply known by as Rodriguez, this is the rarest one of them all.
First released in 1981 and again in 1986 before it disappeared and is the 3rd release of his 4 albums. Alive as it's called is now a sought after collectors piece.
THIS VIDEO DOES NOT ROB THE ARTIST OF ANY ROYALTIES SINCE IT'S NOT AVAILABLE TO BUY, if anything go buy the others and support the artist.
DO NOT make ILLEGAL copies of this.
Official Site for Information and Visit: sugarman.org/
Tracks
1. Rodriguez - Can't Get Away
2. Rodriguez - Street Boy
3. Rodriguez - Like Janis
4. Rodriguez - I Think Of You
5. Rodriguez - I'll Slip Away
6. Rodriguez - A Most Disgusting Song
7. Rodriguez - Forget It
8. Rodriguez - Inner City Blues
9. Rodriguez - Halfway Up The Stairs
10. Rodriguez - To Whom It May Concern
Studio albums
1970: Cold Fact
1971: Coming from Reality
Live albums
1981: Rodríguez Alive (Australia)
1998: Live Fact (South Africa)

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Sixto Rodriguez (July 10, 1942 - August 8, 2023), aged 81 You will be remembered as a legend.

[@enrique2551967]

😢😢😢😢

[@johnvcorbett6528]

I discovered Rodriguez during the most extraordinary month of my life, at age 69. I found a new me, a new life and a new love, and Rodriguez is the soundtrack to all of it. I have listened to nothing else for a week, and I'm a Deadhead. He is as extraordinary as his music.

[@paulkarp958]

I do agree, but while you're at it check out Mike Patton, all round he will drag you down a worm hole 😊 Rodriguez 🤘

[@olmansam348]

Bless you brother 🙏

[@user-td7pp2pc9f]

Crazy you say that I was a freshman in high school big into 90s rap and I remember Sugar Man playing randomly, and even though I was huge into rap I knew this was something special and bought both of his albums that day!! ❤

[@ConsueloCastanuela]

Love your story! Music is the stuff of life. Music, words and scents always kick memories in immediately transporting me back like a Time Machine.

[@Jilliansw]

Hey John! I am in my upper 60s and I am the same as you. When I saw Sugarman his music affected me. I had to run out and buy a turntable, lol, which is so funny because as you know we had many turntables in our youth, ordered his albums & have listened all the time. I never get tired of his music and a few of his songs really hit home.

[@renelabuschagne1615]

I was introduced to Rodriguez "Cold Fact" album at the age of 15, while I was living in South Africa. He became the soundtrack of my youth, and I have loved him ever since. Saw him live in the Royal Albert Hall in London, in September 2018, and I will never forget him.

[@MidnightatMidian]

Lol you copypaste this comment on every Rodriguez video.. Looking for attention??

[@renelabuschagne1615]

@@MidnightatMidian no, but obviously you are 🤷‍♀️

[@MidnightatMidian]

​@@renelabuschagne1615 I don't understand people who copypaste their comments on multiple vidéos. Why are you doing that? I'm interested.

[@renelabuschagne1615]

@@MidnightatMidian I didn’t, so I’m not sure why my comment has been distributed to each and every post concerning Rodriguez.

[@t.a.landry5727]

@@renelabuschagne1615 👍...keep speaking your truth!!!

[@bronwyn4200]

I was there for this, his first in Sydney and then again his last in Sydney. Amazing musician and I'm glad that at least in later life he was given the recognition he deserved - still it seems everywhere but the USA.

[@waynecarrol3415]

IThink I Was At That Concert &also the last one surprisingly with a girl named same as yours

[@poliadicto7255]

How famous was him in Australia back then?

[@IanPearson-ft9tg]

I was there in Sydney as a 16year old. So fortunate to see him 3 times, last one in Hobart... Absolutely awesome memories. Now I'm going through chemotherapy & radiation treatment Sixto songs are my solice & strength. Forever grateful 🙏

[@sydneysider3194]

I emigrated to Australia in 1979 from Europe. Never heard of him and do not remember ever heard his music back in Europe. Learned few years ago after documentary Searching for Sugarman. Amazing movie and amazing man. You can not watch his story without twich in your heart. Glad that he eventually was recognised for his talent.

[@lamwawardris7866]

I discovered Sixto in South Africa. Not that attended his concert there, because not until 2001 that I was sent on duty there in the Mororoccan Embassy and one of my best friends in Pretoria introduced me to Sixto's unique and wonderful sons... Thank you George and Hester for doing that. I have never stopped listening to Sixto since then...

[@paulthesurfer7470]

Rest in peace, Sixto. Was there in 1979 and many times since. Cover notes below; In March 1979, Sixto Rodriguez played before almost 15,000 enraptured devotees in the city of Sydney. In the same month, Rod Stewart drew barely 18,000 in the same city. Stewart strutted his stuff amid a sea of filmclips, hit singles and press revelations of his love life. Rodriguez, on the other hand, slid into the country with just his guitar, a file of songs mostly ten years old and a fierce cult following which both delighted and frightened him. There was not even a recent photograph of the man available to publicise his arrival. The strange and mesmerising hold which this shy Mexican-American exerted over some 40,000 Australians, is a phenomenon quite without precedent. It began at the close of the sixties with an album on the small independent American label, Sussex Records. "Cold Fact" was a stark, assertive collection of dark and intense songs of conscience from a concerned artist with a capacity for the lyrical imagery of Bob Dylan and the Mexicali vocal inflection of José Feliciano. The songs were simple in structure but compelling in their command of street language and emotions. Whores and hovels, drugs and disillusionment, sex and sinners, all took a starring role in Rodriguez's angry ghetto soundtrack. This album was released in Australia to normal sales. A second album, "Coming From Reality", recorded in England was not released at all. One LP from the original small pressing was purchased by Sydney radio announcer Holger Brockman, who began dropping the track "Sugar Man" into his 2SM evening shift around 1972. Three years later, having moved over to the freeform 2JJ he was regularly playing the entire Rodriguez repertoire. The buyer-demand generated by this airplay simply could not be met. Sussex had long gone bankrupt and, after warehouse stocks in America and South Africa were exhausted, import stores were turning away hundreds of willing purchasers. As word of mouth enhanced the popularity of the singer/songwriter and his bleak observations of hopelessness, a giant cassette network sprang up with friends taping their taped copy for friends who then ... In 1978, Blue Goose Music after a considerable search, tracked down the owner of Sussex and secured licence rights for a "Best Of" album. With no commercial airplay whatsoever and certainly no hit singles, the LP shot to platinum status. This feat was echoed by "Cold Fact", and in 1979 "Coming From Reality" helped to move Rodriguez past the collective double platinum mark, a seemingly impossible achievement for a non-chart entity. The search for the recording rights was nowhere near as elusive as the problems in tracking down the elusive Rodriguez. Rumours had him dead of a heroin overdose in a New York gutter, but, as it eventuated, he had slipped from music into social work, participating in child development programs for the city of Detroit. "I saw somethings I thought people should be made aware of" he explains, "but I was unable to do that with my music". Having once declared "This system's gonna fall soon, to an angry young tune-and that's a concrete cold fact", Sixto had tempered his position a little to work within the system and run (unsuccessfully) for Michigan public office on four occasions. He had also undertaken a university degree in philosophy and sociology, explaining, "I struggle like an everyday person. I'm hard working and proud of it. I dig books and like to read, I'm into communication". When contacted by Australian Concert Entertainment, the retired singer who had never performed before more than a few hundred people at a time, was understandably apprehensive at the thought of flying 12,000 miles for a concert tour. After lengthy contemplation he decided, "I owe it to those people who have taken time to find my music". Rodriguez arrived in Australia with his family. He readily admitted his difficulty in relating to the press attention which surrounded him, and early interviews were awkward and unproductive. He did manage to make plain that his social conscience had not dimmed. "These are new times and there are different answers that we're are trying to seek out. There has to be an end to violence but the answers are not as easy as they were ten years ago". Gradually his trepidation gave way to a realisation that the interest in his music was sincere but still he walked the streets late at night unable to sleep and he sat nervously shaking in a taxi for fifteen minutes before taking the stage at Melbourne's Dallas Brooks Hall for his first concert. Slim, in a conservative beige suit, he merely ventured on stage with a sheaf of lyrics to songs he had long since ceased to perform, and entered into a form of holy communion with the entranced audience; the majority of which was young and working class. The opening chords of most of his seventeen songs were greeted with whoops of recognition and joy, while some followers of this unlikely Messiah were obviously transported into the realms of ecstasy. Rarely has an audience been in such accord with a performer; never has the youth of one generation found such empathy and identification in the street poetry of an alien era of consciousness. In all, Rodriguez played to sixteen sold-out concert halls in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle and Canberra. In the Queensland capital he filled the cavernous Festival Hall, a feat beyond many high profile rock acts. Having heard of the huge popularity of his music on the inmates' radio station, he asked to perform at Melbourne's Pentridge Prison, an event which had a profound effect upon him. By the end of the tour the man brimmed so full of confidence and excitement that he pleaded to be able to make record store autograph appearances. He left Australia, buoyed by the love and devotion of a following that neither his dreams or aspirations had prepared him for, pledging to return.

[@hilmahuerta6283]

I'm Peruvian. Never heard about Rodríguez. He's fabulous. Rest in peace 😢❤

[@permablitzbellingen]

Rest in the splendor of your love

[@robs6812]

Wow, great description of that time and that tour! Appreciate it!

[@keithmckewan244]

Thanks for posting this. On a video I saw, he said he really loved Australia.

[@paulthesurfer7470]

@@keithmckewan244 - Published by Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 10 August 2023 upon the demise of Sixto Rodriguez; In the mid-1970s, Zev Eizik, an Israeli concert promoter living in Melbourne, flew to the United States to begin searching for Sugar Man. Eizik was running Gaslight records in Melbourne and customers had been asking him about Cold Fact, the first album from a guy called Rodriguez. There was a word-of-mouth buzz. But Eizik never had a copy to sell. Festival Records, a local label, had licensed Cold Fact, but the copies had run out years ago, and Rodriguez had since been dropped from his Detroit label, Sussex. Eizik appealed to Clarence Avant, who owned Sussex, and negotiated renewed rights to release some of the music in Australia. At that time, Rodriguez - who died this week aged 81 - had disappeared as a recording artist. But Eizik, with a reel-to-reel tape passed to him by Avant, released At His Best, a collection of songs from Cold Fact and the follow-up, Coming From Reality, plus some newer songs. It blew up. According to the 2007 book The Mojo Collection, it went platinum in Australia, meaning it sold at least 50,000 copies. That sent Eizik to the US the following year. He wanted to find the unknown man behind this music. Eizik found him tending pumps at a service station in Detroit. "He wasn't in a good shape at that time," Eizik, now back living in Israel, recalled in an interview with the ABC in 2019. "Physically, or mentally, he wasn't in a situation to take on concerts or touring." At the time, Eizik was managing Midnight Oil and some other bands as part of his company, Australian Concert Entertainment, with the promoter Michael Coppel. It took some effort to get Sixto Rodriguez into the space where he could tour, but it worked. "We brought him to Australia with four musicians from Detroit and we put together [a band] to also back him," Eizik recalled. "He got the shakes before the first concert." The band had started playing the first song, and Rodriguez was supposed to join them after eight or 10 bars. Instead, "he ended up running to the bathroom because he was too emotional". "Finally, we got him cleaned up and got him on stage, and when he got up on stage, he ended up singing a completely different song to what [the band] was playing at the time." Audiences loved it anyway. Over the rest of the tour, the singer's confidence picked up. It would be the first of many visits for Rodriguez to Australia - one of only two places to embrace the singer in those early years, before the Academy Award-winning documentary Searching For Sugar Man made him a global phenomenon at the age of 70. The other country was South Africa. There, Gallo Records had also licensed some of the music from Sussex and was selling it locally. The songs took off there, too. For 20 years in that country - largely ostracised from the Western world because of its apartheid policies - rumours persisted that Rodriguez was dead, the victim of an overdose or a car accident. It wasn't until the end of apartheid in the 1990s that the singer himself realised he was an adored figure in the African nation. "In South Africa, we ended up doing arenas and stadiums, on the first tour, which was huge," says Eizik, who set up several tours for Rodriguez in South Africa in the 1990s. By the end of that decade, though, Rodriguez didn't have enough new material to sustain more tours. More than 40 years after those original recordings - songs like Sugar Man and I Wonder - Rodriguez would mention in interviews that new songs were on the way, that he was trying to give audiences something worthy of the wait and the new-found demand. It never came. The documentary not only told the story of Rodriguez's unlikely star-power; it looked at whether the singer was stiffed for millions in royalty payments from albums he had no idea were selling so well. In the years before his death, it seemed like justice was approaching. Rodriguez was party to a lawsuit filed in the United States in 2014 by the producer Harry Balk, who had a deal with Rodriguez that gave him the rights to Rodriguez's songs. Balk accused Avant of fraudulently withholding money by releasing Cold Fact with credits that said the songs were written by other, fictious people. "Unaware of any level of success of Cold Fact, much less the iconic nature of the album, or the fact that his music became the anthem for anti-apartheid, or that he became on the level of The Rolling Stones in terms of mass popularity in South Africa, Rodriguez gave up his music, believing he was a failure," the legal complaint said. That suit was settled in 2017 for an undisclosed amount. It's not clear how much Rodriguez received. "Unbelievably kind, generous, and a person who could easily be taken advantage of," is how Eizik described him. "Money wasn't a strong issue with him. "He had never had money; he found it very difficult to deal with it at that time." The singer, in an interview with RN in 2013, described himself as "working class", doing manual labour until at least 1998, and you can see that in his work. Sugar Man is, of course, the same "man" Lou Reed was waiting for: The local drug dealer. "Boy-girl themes are one thing, but I think the social issues started drawing me away from those kinds of [songs]," Rodriguez said. You might think it's extraordinary Rodriguez never blew up in the US in the late 1960s or early 1970s, when he was playing local clubs and bars in Detroit. Cold Fact barely sold in the decades before the release of the documentary. Actually, it's entirely ordinary. Plenty of great artists don't get the credit they deserve. "I don't know if it was bad luck, bad management, bad promotion of the albums, or why it never happened all over the world in a big way then," Eizik says. "What happened is that once Sussex folded, he obviously didn't find anyone else to back him up. "With him, it is just the miracle that it worked out so many years after the original recordings."

[@heidivankleef9979]

Was a teenager during the apartheids era in South Africa. Rodriquez, you were our hero. No party without you, even when the music was banned.

[@craiglindner3001]

How this guy didn't become a mega star in the 70's I will never know. RIP Sixto

[@LuisRicardoRamos]

Americans don't like us Mexicans

[@dielaughing73]

Precisely. His sound and his message were emblematic of the era

[@africanrudieboy]

Real music!!!!!

[@mabingham]

This is like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, winning the lottery, and discovering the buried treasure all in one. Thank you, thank you for posting this. The flute and guitar are amazing. I saw Rodriguez in New York last year. What an honor to have seen this amazing artist live. Again, thank you!

[@luanhuynh1710]

Amen. You got it.

[@joyrosed]

I saw him in NYC too! Jeez- was that really 9 years ago. What a treat after seeing Searching for Sugarman.

[@krzysztoflubowiecki2697]

Ji8vi

[@LC-cu6oc]

Just discovered Rodriguez's music. Hard to believe that his US success came so late. Shame on his Producer, a shyster, who robed him of his royalties and possible early recognition in the US. But at last he got the well deserved recognition while still alive. Thanks to Australian and S. African fans, for seeing true talent early in his career. Thanks "sinmiedo" for introduction. Peace 💗💛🌷

[@jayconstantine5928]

I was turned onto Sixto's music by a friend of mine. I'd never heard of him, but loved his music immediately. Many people compare him to Dylan, and while that's valid Sixto is in no way inferior. I am just glad his music came into my life, and I thanked my friend for 'introducing' us.

[@moosjer]

Rest in peace man! Love your songs!

[@reginatheron436]

That was in 1986 in Taiwan. I can't help changing my beautiful emotion as soon I listen I think of you, and street boy, and slip away..... May 1987, I met Taiwanese musicians who were listening to Rodriguez soundtracks.. Will never forget the deep and so cool vibes.❤ It means so much for me.

[@misstery5942]

I used to whistle I think of you as a little girl walking tothe little shop walking along people's brick fences. I miss careless times as a child by myself humming or whistling 😙 without a care in the world .. some of my most peaceful happy times were when I was completely alonesnd felt like the world didn't exist. Long walks to the shops by myself with my lollies coming home

[@bertusmarshall9371]

I listened to him while I was in the Army and in war in Northern Namibia .Legend .

[@poliadicto7255]

Damn this sounds so bizarre for me. God bless you

[@bubanee]

Seriously, folks clicking dislike on this need help it's not like you can go down the road and buy a copy! Sit back for the 40 minutes or so and enjoy! :)

[@Tomrogersmusic-]

RIP Sixto. One of the good guys

[@neilcaldwell8313]

RIP Sixto. One of the many formative sounds of my youth.

[@rodneyhone2220]

Great music love it

[@carole2024]

If he had been properly promoted in the USA, he would have been HUGE. His voice, his lyrics, the great sound. Sad I only discovered him a couple years ago. So sad he is gone now. Shame on his producers in the US in 1970s. They robbed the world. But thanks to South African fans and Steve Segerman for finding him and bringing him out of the shadows of time. RIP Rodriguez ❤

[@kimamulvey8798]

He is a treasure it's so bizazze that u couldn't get an album without sugar man scratched out in the 70's during apartheid !

[@davemune7505]

finding sugarman was closure for me. not from South African point of view but as a New Zealander who had this album and his two others back in the 70 s . my first trip to the USA years later i went straight to a music shop to buy more of his albums only to find no one in the USA even heard of him . he was not even in the music archives. WTF how could this be! The Americans dropped the ball of this guy . some who spoke to the New Zealanders and Australians no less than the South Africans. I was told that when he arrived in Australia for this concert he stepped off the plane with his guitar and a backpack and the same day Rod Stewart flew into Sydney Australia for his concert with a full 747 freight aircraft full of acoustic equipment. Rodrigues pulled a bigger crowd. it is also worth noting that while in Australia for this tour he played for free in several Australian prisons. I am honored to have known his music it has bee a part of my life .

[@peterdawkinsrodriguez5752]

You are now in the sugar place, God bless you. Rest in peace, Maestro 😢

[@euskadita]

I feel as if a lost treasure was found on the bttom of the sea, for many of us, this is new! Thank you South Africa and Australia

[@rosendoramirez5741]

thats exactly what i think...I just found about him 1 year ago...His music would've come in handy back in my teen years

[@reginedesvernine2723]

I feel exactly the same A treasure in this superficial word

[@reginedesvernine2723]

Thank you Sixto!

[@DrMarilynJoyce]

Searching for Sugar Man was one of the most inspirational films I have ever watched. Mostly because of his values...and how he has never let the recent dramatic success change him! Amazing...

[@paulsavage5057]

Success changes everybody including him, don't fool yourself! People's values often change, too, according to circumstances, authority figures in their lives, the world, at large, and most importantly and impotently, their hunger and desire for an elevated social status because everyone wants to be richer than their neighbour, and not poor.

[@paulsavage5057]

So, you must have some insider information on the life of the Private man, then? Even the film-makers had difficulty making the film about someone so "cool" - as in cold. There is no mystery to the man. He just makes his believers think there is because of his sexiness, the power of the song, and the distinct sound of the music. He is cold like South Africans often are, even though, he's from Detroit - no further explanation is needed! He is probably a lot happier not having to work for a living unlike everybody else! He enjoys plying his music trade and playing God to the masses! And loves to have sexy women admire him like a rock star would, too.

[@paulsavage5057]

Why? ? ? It is a pretty sad film, is it not? He never found success! Success found him but he sought it out, just like doctors and lawyers do. He is one of their kind. The director killed himself after "Searching for Sugarman" was made. Sugar man is a reference to the Devil, by the way. His whole scheme is ironic, in the sense that, he knows he is manipulating the audience with his wit, phrasing of melody with the words, and his Devil may care attitude towards life. He is the Cassa Nova of Rock n Roll just like B. Dylan was in the '60s. Sixto "Jesus" Rodriguez stole a lot of his attitude and theatrical gestures.

[@gavinmclean5472]

@@paulsavage5057 What a pile of absolute nonsense!!

[@frank19593]

@@paulsavage5057 Rodriguez still lives in the same 2 bedroom apartment he bought more than 50 years ago and has always avoided the limelight If he has any riches he certainly doesn't flaunt them

[@gellerkomma6845]

My teacher introduced this to me, a while back, still into it, for journeys on road

[@keithcornwell6675]

I'm blessed to have this rare album I'm 54 first heard him at 13 fell in love with his music ever since.

[@cogitoergospud]

Rodriguez takes life as it comes,doing what needs to be done without dwelling on what could've been,what should've been . He is an example ,to me ,of what every human should aspire to : enlightenment and humility.I love you ,my brother

[@diegofernandobordaf8760]

Rodríguez is the fairy tale of the music industry. I am glad he realised in life how many people enjoy his music

[@gilleschalon3157]

J ai découvert Sixto Rodriguez à 65 ans et je ne peux plus vivre sans écouter ses chansons. Il est la synthèse sublime et improbable du génie et de la humilité. Merci monsieur Rodriguez, vos chansons et votre voix me transportent là où je pensais ne plus jamais aller, vers un monde d amour et de générosité.

[@froglover7967]

I 1st heard him 35 years ago and been a fan ever since. I was lucky to see him live in Brisbane in 2016. Had tickets to see him again in February 2019 with 2 of my sisters, who have also been fans for as long as I have. Unfortunately he got sick and couldn't travel under doctor's orders. I'm so grateful that I got to see him, as he doesn't play or sing any longer. It was an honor to be in his audience and a privilege to be in his presence. The best concert I've ever had the fortune of attending.

[@Egilsonegilson]

Just can't stop listening to him!!!!! Such a talent!!!

[@guseva1]

I remember my hippy parents playing the Cold Fact album for the first time the day that they bought it in the very early 70s. It always seemed to be playing somewhere in the back ground, and my Father played a pretty good guitar and learnt all of his songs. I still have that original record and whenever I decide to put it on it takes me back to those happy carefree days with my stoned Father smiling and singing along to a guy that so many people love.

[@jonvought700]

In Australia?

[@guseva1]

@@jonvought700 No mate in New Zealand

[@dianaicnaiad]

gorgeous

[@caroldudgeon50s]

R.I.P Rodriguez.. sounds of my teenage years that always bring back memories of people I spent time with in the 80s and never saw again.

[@Robocamp19]

Iam a child of the 50s from OZ and cannot believe I had never heard of this amazing man. I only found out about him today when he appeared in a crossword I was doing. Took it further and checked out the doco. It was bloody unreal. Now I am hooked.

[@sacredsounds4234]

How can you not love this guy?

[@drabbit61]

Damn this is good! As an Tassie living in ...? I was lucky someone introduced me t Rod's album, Cold Fact

[@maps44]

I've known about him, bought his 33 1/3 record albums, listened to and loved his music since he first started over 4 decades ago, GREAT JOB SIXTO! Seeing you finally get the recognition that you deserved then has been (for me) one of the most heart-warming stories I have ever experienced. Now you have a real fan base and we want more!!!

[@acee3336]

I knew this album was around because my uncle Jose played the flute on this tour. When I finally came across this it really took me back to a time that seems a world away now.

[@c7eye]

Feeling out of sorts. This is raising me up . Right on !!!! Love it

[@aivkara]

South African here. I loved his music as a teenager, thought he was dead, and was overwhelmed when The rediscovered him. I flew across Africa to attend two concerts. I bought every album available. So why haven't I heard this album??? Rodrigues, you need a better marketer

[@jillmartin8601]

Was at the Sunday night concert. It had rained all weekend and the ceiling of the foyer at the theatre collapsed but they let us in anyway. Would never happen today. An unforgettable experience amazing music from an amazing man and so wonderful to have him come back into our lives when we thought he was lost forever. Thanks for the songs and the happiness they have brought into my life. Would love to see you come back to New Zealand.

[@kapaimana]

You dont think that maybe all he had in him was 2 albums... which is fine, most of us dont even have one. And those 2 albums are amazing. But in a world of what ifs is weird in this case, cause what if he was rediscovered by the world and his talent recognised as amazing, and instead of picking up where he left off with 40 years of songs in him and wanting those to be heard.... he plays nothing but those songs already released and the odd cover and no new album of new material. But all that said, a friend of mine who worked with him once said he was EXACTLY how hes portrayed... little regard for money, music is life love and giving... he said he was one of the gentlest folks hed met, and had nothing but praise for him. For that alone Rodriguez rocks.!!

[@ToFlame]

He had more but realized that his poetic nature wasn't just about money. He was about peace and love and still offers that to us, a philosopher whose medium is music. Fairness prevailed in the end when the thieves had to make restitution. He has gone home and his voice lives on.

[@nevbarrett7167]

My favorite Rodriguez Album. I remember having this album in my hands and having to leave it on the shelf because i couldn't afford the $15.00 at the time. I still rue that day. I do however have the cassette version which i converted to CD so i could then have a digital copy on my phone. Later in life I did however pay a small fortune for a copy this LP and gave to a friend who was a huge fan for his birthday. He was stoked and is a treasured record in his huge collection. I also remember well the day i was introduced to his music by a friend in the army back in 1985. He warned me then i would be a fan forever. He gave me his Cold Fact album, listened and i was hooked from the first song. He was never lost to the fans in Australia. Back then i knew he had run for Mayor in Detroit. I always wondered why he was never more popular in the USA. Not the case anymore. Got to see him at the Enmore theater in Sydney just after the movie was released. A great show and another tick off the bucket list. I am just happy he is now receiving the recognition he deserves. Thanks Rodriguez, you are a legend to all your fans. Just climb up on my music and let my songs set you free.......

[@bb1111116]

Imo this is the best Rodriquez album. He extends his songs with solos & complex backing (without any strange electronic arrangements). His voice is top notch and his guitar playing is very good. Too bad this album is not for sale. I’d buy it.

[@elsagonzalez1279]

Nadie se atrevería a hacer un comentario irrespetuoso hacia ésta "leyenda" viviente. Soy bastante mayor y lo descubrí por el documental y aquí estoy ilusionada, embobada, como una adolescente escuchando sus canciones y viendo sus vídeos. Es adorable y tiene una familia tan adorable como él. Gracias por descubrir a esta maravilla de músico-compositor-cantante y ser humano auténtico

[@enricobrik3074]

Oh yes! I was there in '79 at the old Regent Theatre in Sydney. Still one of the most memorable concerts of my life.

[@phillipmoss1117]

+Enrico Brik I was also there, great memories

[@goranilic9660]

+Enrico Brik I dont undestand. in a a documentary movie they never mentioned that he played in Australia in 79. They said that he was very popular in South Africa, but forgotten for the rest of the world.. ??

[@thejmq]

+Goran Ilic .. correct, being Australian myself and did watch the doco i thought what about Australia !! I grew up hearing Cold Fact and actually in fact almost everyone i know back in the 80s and there abouts had a copy and it was for sale if you didn't. I guess it's from a south african point of view where or a sales pitch to win American viewers but the fact they didn't mention how popular he was in Australia and touring (which includes this album here) is a kick in the guts for historians and viewers for not getting all the Cold Facts..

[@goranilic9660]

Absolutely. Three daughters and Rodriguez himself talked in movie, and a not a word about popularity in Australia! I think its up to director, they dont have any reason to hide that cold fact, ha ha..Thanks man :-) Good to know :-)

[@MegaGravyboy]

+Jeff MacQueen seems to me that once you include his amazing popularity in Australia then you blow the story of how he 'vanished 'and had to be found with incredible detective work by the South Africans. Of course it would have been relatively easy to find him following the Australian trail ..

[@CarlDixonOfficial]

My wife is Australian and during her early teens he was HUGE in Australia... absolutely compelling, wonderful musician.

[@Pendejo83]

I absolutely love his lyrics and sound!! It's almost like you can feel his soul and heart through his Music!!! Since I watched Searching for Sugar Man I'm a Fan of Rodriguez!!! We miss such kind of poets in todays music...what an inspiration!!!!

[@tammyedwards4635]

Love this!

[@helenhedrick9617]

Just as fresh today as 40+ years ago..that's talent.

[@worhill3460]

Helen Hedrick ...well said Helen

[@seesritual8990]

Not really.. but its pretty good music

[@plm8550]

Wouldn't that have been 30+ years ago when you wrote that in 2014?

[@paulsavage5057]

No, it is just that no one has ever heard his Dylanesque, honest (whatever that meant back there and today in '21), judgemental songs. Talent is a virtue.

[@juanfu3772]

Divinas melodias sentido artista,trovador inspirado,a la altura de Tom waits,Bob Dylan,Donnovan,Stevie Wonder,con su personalidad ,donde la instrumentación no sólo es un mero acompañamiento,si no un todo en ese mundo sonoro,donde la dulce melancolía es el motor de sus canciones.

[@juanfu3772]

Sixto Rodriguez es la sensibilidad del artista ,un trovador a lo Dylan aunque con una voz con más color,qué se asemeja a Stevie Wonder pero con otro estilo más íntimo. Quizás por la sencillez de las melodías y el sentimiento a flor de piel qué transmite a quienes admiramos aquellos seres donde su arte puja más allá de las profundidades del alma.

[@elkesenden9209]

The living proof of music business rotting out the artist; This man is not just a survivor, but a mere Genius! Still I wonder how this possible ?

[@paulsavage5057]

How is that he became a Superstar and a Celebrity, then? The record companies dropped him due to low sales in the early '70s because of his frankness regarding drugs, sex, and the usual suspects, which is taboo, to this day, indeed, in the Western nation, Christian God-abiding nations of hypocrisy!!

[@allymayful]

A real treasure. Thank you. l feel very proud that the Australian music media acknowledged this mans brilliance , so that his music was very familar with my generation of aussies.

[@juieandersonJHLA]

Great songs, lyrics and voice. Australia is magic for performers I think. We have Miley Cyrus here. Want me to post her song for you? LOLOL

[@juieandersonJHLA]

OMG, I posted "Wrecking Ball" and it turned out to be in a playlist! Help! (I'll fix it)

[@allymayful]

Thanks for the laugh. Even she was indirectly connected to us thru one of her boyfriends. Altho l noted he departed just before wrecking ball. l actually thought of her as a bit of a character in her earlier days ....... and was impressed with her public ack. of her faith. Not sure where she is with that now.

[@allymayful]

Do you know the Rodrigues story? He's from Detroit. There's an Oscar winning doco about him.

[@juieandersonJHLA]

Yeah, we sure can turn out the crap! BTW, I looked it up -- Olivia Newton-John sang Twist of Fate from "Two of a Kind Soundtrack" That song had nothing to do with Xanado. Faith? Miley Cirus. I had no idea. Feel a little bad now.

[@BwanaFoster]

Awesome music and lyrics by a hugely humble and hugely talented man. I can't believe I only discovered this guy 2 weeks ago-music's best kept secret!

[@gryrogne2163]

Very nice

[@cptsky47]

Marvelous. I listen to him all the time. It's profoundly classic cool. I try to tell everyone I know about Rodriguez, but until they listen to his music they could not care less, but when they listen to him it's a different story. Great songs, fabulous music, mumtaz!

[@worhill3460]

Doug Evans well said Doug......I've been spreading his music since early 70's.

[@josuecoling6830]

Sixto Rodriguez merece todo reconhecimento e respeito.

[@Pixeeeboy]

Wow! Just cried my eyes out watching "Searching for Sugarman" I remember the first time I ever heard him, I was instantly mesmerized by his sound,lyrics & energy behind them. Years in the UK I was blown away when I heard he had been found! I saw the comment on the forum of a website by Rodriguez's daughter, Eva.I took down her telephone number and called her and spoke with her about the possibility of arranging a concert in the UK. God Bless you Rodriguez, thank you for the music!

[@janinespurway7879]

Saw beautiful Rodriguez in Perth Australia, soo amazing im in love have been with him for over 40 years, ❤

[@marcuslamb1778]

Just so beautiful, what a genius, genius is a title given to so many but many don’t earn the title, sixto, the poet, the man and sadly now the legend was truly amazing,, wish I had met him and I wish all the best to his friends and family, maybe in the afterlife he will play me a tune, love you forever brother

[@Davidbiusao]

What a legend! 😆 im 39 and have three young kids who all love his music.

[@flachlandbraut]

His soul is singing and we feel it 💝

[@paulsavage5057]

I hope you tell them what a Sugarman is and explain to them that Sugarman is a metaphor for the Devil, then. And also let them know that Rodriguez did all of the drugs he listed in the song, "Searching for Sugarman," despite the fact that he will, like Dylan, consistently and continually deny it, until the day he dies. Wouldn't you, if your kids asked you? This is being a liar and there are many degrees of honesty but it doesn't pay!

[@aivkara]

@@paulsavage5057 Never mind the commentary he leverages about all of it? I agree that it's not for young kids, but you won't get more honest commentary about society in too many other places

[@lindadote]

Have known and loved Rodriguez forever (or so it seems). This extraordinary artist was very big in Australia early 70's. Remember being totally bummed out after having my complete vinyl collection ripped off, then joyfully discovering that they'd missed the old cassette tape of Cold Fact. Can't quite comprehend how this man's genius escaped all but here and SA. Thank you for sharing this, (I only ever knew of his two Studio Albums), but if ever I knew of music worth sharing......a lifetime of thank you's Sixto.

[@paulsavage5057]

No, he wasn't big in Australia back then! He was still paying his dues with a shovel and spade digging his grave in Detroit City, working as a lowly labourer, doing the work that only the less fortunate and not affluent, segregated, coloured (mixed-races and black) members of this segregated society, had to do to, tosurvive in the cold, harsh world of dog-eat-dog, violent, "murder city," 70s Detroit, after the record companies dropped him from their label. The only reason why you have the cassette, is, most likely, due to the lucky fact that Rodriguez was a popular "underground" artist whose music was banned from radio stations across the U.S.A. and, subsequently world-wide, too in the early 1970s. Due to his limited exposure in colonial countries like Australia, the popular cassettes of Rodriguez were traded, sold, and bought again and again, and brought into Australia, RCA stopped making Rodriguez's music. The cassette tape you have was probably, either, bought second-hand, at a head shop, or, brought in by American G.I.'s who were on Rest and Relaxation trips to Australia during their tours of duty in Vietnam. Aussie Vietnam 'baby-killing' Veterans could have also bought the tapes from other American soldiers who were participating in the massacres of children and women, and burning villages, while, at the same time, digging the music of a pacifist or so-called 'loser' by respectable Protestants and Catholics alike, named "Rodriguez." Oh, and, by the way, "Rodriguez" is just his show-business name. It isn't his real name.

[@rickyoung8591]

@@paulsavage5057 He was certainly big in Australia in the late '70s, early '80s going forwards. I worked in at least 3 different record shops in that era, new and used and the Rodriguez albums always sold as soon as they hit the shelves. Then I ran my own second hand record shop for more than 5 years and must have traded dozens upon dozens of copies of Rodriguez albums - they were not just found in "head shops" - they were in record shops, new and used, throughout Australia. Many people don't know there were actually 2 and 1/2 Rodriguez albums: Coming from Reality, Cold Fact, and then there was a Best Of which featured a few extra tracks. And the live album featured above: Alive. Rodriguez was huge in Australia, not so much of a mystery, we also knew he was huge in New Zealand South Africa. I remember it being discussed that he lived in Detroit and worked as a labourer as you pointed out (this was in like 1980). I knew people that saw him in concert. He toured Australia more than once. Then the live album came out. The documentary gives a slanted perspective of the true story - I'm not surprised that many Aussie's have commented as they know the truth. We lived it. By the way: I'm a massive Rodriguez fan for over 40 years!

[@rickyoung8591]

This was the Best Of album I referred to - featuring tracks from what was supposed to be the third Rodriguez album.

[@rickyoung8591]

Sorry would not accept the link. Search or Rodriguez at His Best. You will find the album written up on Google. Rodriguez at His Best features 3 previously unreleased tracks, 2 from what was supposed to be the third Rodriguez album.

[@alisonelliott6521]

@@paulsavage5057 I first heard Rodriguez on the radio in Australia in 1976 when I was 14. The song was I Wonder and I was able to get to the Record shop and buy the album Cold Fact off the shelf. In 1976, several thousand copies of Cold Fact were found in a New York warehouse and sold out in Australia in a few weeks. It went to No. 23 on the Australian album charts in 1978, staying on the charts for fifty-five weeks, and that didn't happen because they were 2nd hand copies. In 1998 Cold Fact was five-times platinum in Australia. Then of course there was the Australian released album called At His Best released in 1977. I saw him in concert in Australia in 1979 and 1981. Who's the "Loser"?

[@gugula11]

Love this man & his sound, so happy he is finally coming back to Australia 2014 can't wait, :) to see him in Perth November, watched the documentary, never knew he was only famous in Germany South Africa, Australia & New Zealand, & yet his own country never knew realised his talents, what a shame such a humble spirit, there is not one song I don't like, there is few artist that I can claim this for!! I hope he finally gets his justice, Thank You Sixto for all the years you entertained us in our lounges, cars ,backs yard barbecues, :)

[@alif261161]

As a South African I can vouch for Sixto. He was a legend and everybody yes everybody had a Cold Fact album. It was played on your turntable all day long, in pubs, parties and even at some disco's. It was as if he was world famous. We as South Africans did not know of any better as we had a Nationalist government "another name for socialist" with total blackout of world media. Only foreign news we received was via state controlled radio and TV. You always heard his music being played as conscripted soldiers while we doing our military service. Been to a live show of his as well and he is the most humblest person that you will ever meet. People person and as a musician in the same mold as Shaun Phillips. They are musical artist not commercial artist and that's the difference.

[@philwalker6016]

ali friedman "as a Sth A...did you play the 'scratched wth blindignorance..9"nails..i mean fk..that shit..people hv the power..as that other 'comment..i saw..here n 'NZ..&-living in OZ..i often came across 'The Sugerman-song guy..music like real truths is always there..

[@philwalker6016]

ali friedman Please dont get me wrong..as i think itd b dum to think all our countrys didnt go thru..many changes..@those time's..&-im happy to learn that 'Sixto..feels how theres no point in feeling a certain way..about 'validation..albeit coming late..he's such an beautifull soul..inspire's me..much love to him..&-his beleifs..for sharing his unique..outlook..!-thank u for all/&-everything too.

[@Deontjie]

You are talking kak again.

[@stevenmacdonald8221]

It was big in NZ too

[@CalebOrvik]

Holy shit what a groove

[@katyharries2526]

Thank you Rodriguez I so enjoyed the last concert you gave in Durban South Africa. Thank you for your wonderful music and thanks for your time 🙏❤

[@lindadote]

+ Jeff MacQueen.......I watched the (much-hyped) doco and thought the glaring omission of the fact that Sixto was immensely popular here in Australia AND New Zealand (from the get-go) was most remiss. I believe it would have detracted from a doco made BY SA's FOR SA's, (as simple as that), that's certainly how it came across. Stranger still was that Sixto had indeed toured here (Australia) on a couple of occasions before EVER touring South Africa (in '98) under the tour heading "Dead Men Don't Tour". And yes, I'm plenty old enough to have bought both of Sixto's studio albums at the time they were released, everyone I knew had them! Personally, I've never been without his beautiful music and am delighted to know he finally received his long overdue recognition.

[@seangrant2738]

Absolutely spot on Linda...I agree...he was very popular here in the day...well before SA. I've had both studio albums since their release as well. Its shameful that Rodriguez never got the recognition in the US.

[@theonefourseven]

love that!

[@steverambo4369]

+Linda Jones Agreed. I first heard of him in 1973 down the Great Ocean Road. Beanbags, mull bowl, flagon of port and Sixto on vinyl, finished off about 3am with some Dan Fogelberg. Great nights and even better music.

[@prasatsurin]

Tnx, did not know that !

[@martinkennedy4777]

Thank you for that info as I am from SA and never knew of his popularity anywhere else and I agree that the Movie is great but blinkered ...all I can say is it is really great he got some recognition while he is still here ....Long may he remain

[@rogerwatkins1303]

i found his album cold facts back in the early 70's & ever since been a fan of his it's beyond belief how this talented never made it huge especially in his own country just glad he's still going

[@garylewis69]

This is a great man with his music

[@demianmachado9043]

My favorite album de Rodriguez and all of time...

[@marieperillo1937]

only discovered this morning!!! Amazing have his LP till now dont know how it landed amongst the Lps used to listen not knowing who is Rodriguez??!!! always loved his sound thanking you for this download oxo

[@laurentrousseau5433]

Thanks for this live song and for showing a more realistic way of life for Sixto and his music in the commentary.

[@quepro399]

Wonderful and inspired, how he was never famous in the U.S. boggles my mind!

[@Inthekitchenwithsharon]

That's what I told him!! I am class of "76" never heard his albums!! Until this movie!! Boggles my brain to no end!!!

[@EusebiaAq]

America Has always HATRED MEXICANS and Latinos Americans :-( Not BLACK ENOUGH to CARE

[@pavichapin]

Try again. Many Mexicans and Blacks were popular during his time. With thousands of good bands at any given time, they cannot all be famous. Compared to other music in 1970and 1971, he was not really that good.

[@Rewards11000]

I think you / we may all find that USA agent ripped him ff as per Movie..but if he had known about SA back then and Jose Feliciano / Sanata and a few other spanish speaking Muso's kept him off the play list.. they did not want more revolutionaries...had Dylan... Black quota was filled...tick.. mexicans tick..His music was anti war and anti establishment and spoke of drugs. so no go for Sixto.

[@misstery5942]

It seems to me some of the best in the world 🌎 are just like other rare gems 💎... hidden away and only found by te lucky ones

[@cabarlahh]

Thanks Jeff so much...training as a nurse in Auburn NSW in the 70's...a dear friend bought over her vinyl of Cold Fact...it was 1976...many a listen in our lounge room...imbibing...and enjoying...just watched the doco...what a truly beautiful and humble soul this man is...kudo's to you for catching him live in Oz....and thank you for this treasure...

[@gailk0210]

Whata beautiful and humble soul🙏💞🙏💞🙏💞

[@ScouseWaspKilla]

This is it…god bless Six Toe Rodriguez 👌

[@warwickmclean690]

I saw him in 1979 down in Adelaide and very fortunate to see him again in Brisbane I think it was in 2015

[@truesician]

I saw the film yesterday. a musician with integrity. also a testament to how badly musicians are treated by the music industry....suppose a musician is like an oil well... the stuff just comes out.... he is a massive inspiration to other musicians... and he had a big part in the south african revolution. thank God for him and souls like him.

Yes, man, Rodrigues survived for us. Tank you for be my music hero, Sixto. We love you in Brazil!

[@jollyrott3nn]

This is incredible. I have to find this album

[@sonibulle]

"Looking for sugarman" ce film ! quelle histoire ! quelle vie !!!! quelle humilité et surtout : quel talent et poésie ! merci merci merci monsieur Rodriguez

[@pm8283]

Thank you for sharing this priceless moment with Sixto♥️♥️♥️

[@kathiemorris7303]

GREAT Post Jeff, THANKS! I LOVED Sixto Rodriguez when I was in my 20's [I'm 60 now, & an Aussie in Brizzie ... I was in Melbourne in my 20's though] .. I had both of his Albums & listened to them OFTEN .. & I was SO shocked / could NOT believe that a man such as he would commit suicide!!! & I was RIGHT to not believe it .. Yey :o) :o) .. THANKs to him being his AWESOME self! I'm so VERY happy [I've cried with joy @ times] that he's found the fame I believed he deserved way back then .. & it's even more awesome, & beautiful & touching that he's been an 'ordinary man' for all these years, & has finally been re-discovered - THANKS to the South African guys "Searching for Sugarman" I'm SO GLAD they did! & he still has the delightful humility & insight he's obviously had all along .. He STILL has IT, AND some! I MUCH prefer his voice in his own original songs, .. am not so keen on the new almost 'Tiny Tim' renditions of others songs .. just sayin' .. even though his song choices are delightful for their content :o) His own songs have GUTS, are SO STRONG, & REAL! I hope he writes LOTS more .. PLEASE Rodriquez :o)

[@michellehaddow9257]

God Bless Rodriguez....I grew up with his music and it holds so many memorie's for me What an inspirational human being.....I still love it to this day

[@trufflehund]

Had Cold Fact for 15 years. First time I really listened to it was after seeing "Sugarman" doco. Absolutely inspirational and Inner City Blues is now in my head and I can't get it out. Don't anyone tell the Yanks about Rodrigues and keep it our secret.

[@keechero47]

Thank you for the posting of album. I had never heard of Rodriquez until I caught a trailer of the documentary Sugarman several months ago and started listening to his music, I love !

[@Ms11041950]

Love it, first track and Inner City Blues really remind me of home. Interesting that he was back in Detroit when he was found ("you can't get away"). It seems strange to say he was "found" when clearly he did not consider himself "lost"; it is more correct to say others lost him. And 139 people on the ballot was so typical Detroit, everyone imagined themselves a politician and felt empowered enough to run. TY Rodriguez for giving me reason again for love of my troubled yet fascinating city!

[@marcelogarcianavarro5479]

Estou no Brasil e só conheci esse grande artista em 2022. Grande Obra que me comoveu, que aguçou minha sensibilidade. Lamento demais seu falecimento.

[@jordanamuniz9982]

Muito obrigado por compartilhar esta maravilha, uma canção mais linda que a outra, muito obrigado Sixto Rodrigues por sua música, vc é feito do mesmo material que as lendas! Suas canções são ouvidas com a alma. ☺

[@phillipmatthews14]

My aboriginal girlfriend introdu ced me to Rodrigues in 1977 and love 💕 her for it but I didn't understand as a 17 yr old boy that she was explaining the pain of her peoples reality through this great man's music

[@AussieSisterForJESUS]

We love u Rodriguez 💜🌻

[@restlesstraveler2]

Thanks Jeff for posting! Here in Germany we would never get this. I just saw the movie SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN, which made me look up his music and bio immediately. Great movie! Heart-warming and sad at the same time. Too bad there was nothing really mentioned about his time in NZ and Australia. However, the focus was more on the SA angle. Thanks again! FILM IS TOTALLY recommended! Glad to hear Rodriguez won the Oscar.........or rather the film did (and the director).

[@osamaisathawadi]

a hidden treasure... his music is a pleasure...

[@desleygriffiths3732]

I just discovered this music genius - I have no idea how I missed out on hearing about him or his music in the 70s 🥰

[@marilynxwillett9794]

Was in SF last week and heard this philosopher sing with all our hearts! Wish I were richer and younger - would be a Rodriguez groupie and follow him around the world... Still learning and he is still teaching much love

[@carl1095]

Sweet! Thanks for uploading. This guy's a legend.

[@Ctemple2012]

You are so right! I just watched the movie Searching for the Sugar Man and it has been playing on my mind ever since....He was my musical Carlos Castaneda as a boy..

[@TheGaia2012]

Una vera leggenda ..... la sua musica, voce, parole .... vanno oltre .... arrivano all'anima. Grande uomo.

[@TheGaia2012]

Daniel Jasso grazie