https://blog.sugarman.org The Official Rodriguez Website Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:40:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 34086807 https://blog.sugarman.org/2026/01/06/2026-rodriguez-tribute-tour-and-compilation-album-launch/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2026/01/06/2026-rodriguez-tribute-tour-and-compilation-album-launch/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:23:32 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=132565 Continue reading "2026 Rodriguez Tribute Tour and Compilation Album Launch"]]> TOUR DATES 2026 8 February, Sunday 1pm - Stellenbosch - Daisy Jones 28 February, Saturday 7pm - George - Bush Lapa 7 March, Saturday 1pm - Cape Town - Tygervalley Barnyard 11 March, Wednesday - 7pm - Durban - Suncoast Casino Barnyard 13 March, Friday - 7pm - Pretoria - Menlyn Barnyard 14 March, SaturdayContinue reading "2026 Rodriguez Tribute Tour and Compilation Album Launch"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2026/01/06/2026-rodriguez-tribute-tour-and-compilation-album-launch/feed/ 2 132565 POSTER 2.6 sixtorodriguez 2026 Rodriguez Tribute Tour and Compilation Album Launch https://blog.sugarman.org/2024/01/23/touring-with-the-legend-a-tribute-to-rodriguez/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 08:51:01 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=123271 Continue reading "Touring with the Legend – A tribute to Rodriguez"]]> Featuring Graham Gillot: Guitarist from SA & USA Tours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TzwMMGZgqQ&authuser=0 “Touring with the Legend” is the ultimate Rodriguez tribute show. Get to know the man behind the Legend, as the show celebrates the music of Rodriguez, with personal stories from the road during his tours in South Africa and the USA. Featuring a Live BandContinue reading "Touring with the Legend – A tribute to Rodriguez"

]]> 123271 Touring with the Legend sixtorodriguez Touring with the Legend https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/09/06/climb-upon-my-music-a-tribute-to-rodriguez-cape-town-14-september-2023/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/09/06/climb-upon-my-music-a-tribute-to-rodriguez-cape-town-14-september-2023/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:57:00 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=122113 Continue reading "Climb Up On My Music – A Tribute to Rodriguez, Cape Town, 14 September 2023"]]> The Toneelhuis at 55 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town on Thursday 14 September. Tickets through Quicket Rodriguez Real name Jesus Sixto (pronounced Seez-too) Diaz-Rodriguez (10 July 1942 – 8 August 2023) -- Wikipedia Rodriguez changed the lives of a lot of kids in the 70s. Cold Fact was the go-to album for some comfort and escapeContinue reading "Climb Up On My Music – A Tribute to Rodriguez, Cape Town, 14 September 2023"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/09/06/climb-upon-my-music-a-tribute-to-rodriguez-cape-town-14-september-2023/feed/ 0 122113 climb-up-on-my-music-tribute sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/09/04/remembering-sugar-man-rodriguez-tribute-show/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/09/04/remembering-sugar-man-rodriguez-tribute-show/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2023 20:45:52 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=122102 Remembering Sugar Man celebrates the timeless music and enduring legacy of the legendary artist, Sixto Diaz Rodriguez.

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/09/04/remembering-sugar-man-rodriguez-tribute-show/feed/ 1 122102 Remembering Sugar Man sixtorodriguez REMEMBERING SUGAR MAN Rodriguez Tribute Show https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/05/21/rodriguez-81st-birthday-celebration-show/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/05/21/rodriguez-81st-birthday-celebration-show/#comments Sun, 21 May 2023 07:17:35 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=121349 Sixto Diaz Rodriguez was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA on the 10th July 1942, and shares his exact birthdate with the late Ronnie James Dio. SugarMan.org I like to tell people that I was born on Michigan Avenue, five blocks from the centre of Detroit. Rodriguez

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2023/05/21/rodriguez-81st-birthday-celebration-show/feed/ 11 121349 348493201_1992669234414250_7169227951797180334_n sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/11/02/rodriguez-live-at-pohoda-2018/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/11/02/rodriguez-live-at-pohoda-2018/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:01:14 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=27692 Continue reading "Rodriguez Video: Live at Pohoda 2018"]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gQ0fgqXrO0 Rodriguez - Live at Pohoda 2018 The story of Sixto Rodriguez can be boldly called one of the most powerful in the history of music. His songs were copied by millions, they inspired anti-apartheid warriors, and legends were being told about him, while he was working at construction sites back home. One of theContinue reading "Rodriguez Video: Live at Pohoda 2018"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/11/02/rodriguez-live-at-pohoda-2018/feed/ 0 27692 image sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/26/from-the-archives-australian-tour-1979/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/26/from-the-archives-australian-tour-1979/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2022 07:57:00 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=27570 Rodriguez toured Australia in March and April 1979.

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/26/from-the-archives-australian-tour-1979/feed/ 0 27570 australia-1979-handbill-front2 sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/08/rodriguez-i-wonder-unplugged-on-mnet-tv-5th-march-1998/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/08/rodriguez-i-wonder-unplugged-on-mnet-tv-5th-march-1998/#respond Sat, 08 Oct 2022 15:23:44 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=27427 https://soundcloud.com/briancurrinmusic/i-wonder-unplugged-on-mnet-tv 5th March 1998: 7.30 p.m. Rodriguez was interviewed on Front Row TV program (MNET) and performed an "unplugged" solo version of "I Wonder". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8bmpRE8Nys I Wonder on South African TV March 1998 (very short clip)

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/08/rodriguez-i-wonder-unplugged-on-mnet-tv-5th-march-1998/feed/ 0 27427 cropped-tour-programme-11.jpg sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/08/this-time-41-years-ago-rodriguez-was-touring-australia/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/08/this-time-41-years-ago-rodriguez-was-touring-australia/#respond Sat, 08 Oct 2022 06:10:37 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=27412 Continue reading "Rodriguez History: 41 Years Ago he was touring Australia"]]> Poster supplied by Alison Elliott, October 2022 I have very little information about this tour. I know that Rodriguez played on the same bill as Midnight Oil (at The Tanelorn Festival) and that the album Alive, recorded in 1979, was released to coincide with this tour. Brian Currin Midnight Oil: I feel that Midnight Oil is aContinue reading "Rodriguez History: 41 Years Ago he was touring Australia"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/10/08/this-time-41-years-ago-rodriguez-was-touring-australia/feed/ 0 27412 tanelorn1981 sixtorodriguez Poster supplied by Alison Elliott, October 2022 Ticket supplied by Mark Hohmuth https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/03/07/it-was-24-years-ago-today-that-i-saw-rodriguez-play-brian-currin/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/03/07/it-was-24-years-ago-today-that-i-saw-rodriguez-play-brian-currin/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:00:15 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=25726 Continue reading "It Was 24 Years Ago Today… That I Saw Rodriguez Play! | Brian Currin"]]> Rodriguez and Brian Currin on the 7th March 1998... with just autographed, rolled-up set list clutched in his hand! The Set List I WonderOnly Good For ConversationCan't Get AwayCrucify Your MindJane S. PiddyTo Whom It May ConcernLike JanisInner City BluesStreet BoyA Most Disgusting SongI'll Slip AwayHalfway Up The StairsI Think Of YouRich Folks HoaxClimb UpContinue reading "It Was 24 Years Ago Today… That I Saw Rodriguez Play! | Brian Currin"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2022/03/07/it-was-24-years-ago-today-that-i-saw-rodriguez-play-brian-currin/feed/ 0 25726 Willem, Rodriguez, Brian, Sugar, 2 March 1998 sixtorodriguez Rodriguez and Brian Currin on the 7th March 1998... with just autographed, rolled-up set list clutched in his hand! Set List 7 March 1998 https://blog.sugarman.org/2021/10/18/rodriguez-and-black-pumas/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2021/10/18/rodriguez-and-black-pumas/#respond Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:25:00 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=24312 https://www.instagram.com/p/CVJGVOmvLT2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN9VJTS3ct4

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2021/10/18/rodriguez-and-black-pumas/feed/ 0 24312 Black Pumas (1) sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2020/11/27/rodriguez-to-perform-during-the-cabots-virtual-100th-anniversary-celebration/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2020/11/27/rodriguez-to-perform-during-the-cabots-virtual-100th-anniversary-celebration/#respond Fri, 27 Nov 2020 08:07:00 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=21638 Continue reading "Rodriguez to perform during The Cabot’s virtual 100th anniversary celebration"]]> by Blake Maddux, Correspondent,WickedLocal.com Rodriguez to perform during The Cabot's virtual 100th anniversary celebration Sixto Díaz Rodriguez, the previously obscure (to Americans, at least) subject of the Oscar-winning 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” had been scheduled to play at The Cabot this past April. In what proved to be an optimistic assessment of COVID-19’s staying power,Continue reading "Rodriguez to perform during The Cabot’s virtual 100th anniversary celebration"

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]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2020/02/18/sixto-rodriguez-at-ludlow-garage-feb-14-2020/feed/ 2 20267 sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/09/24/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-returns-to-the-alma-cafe-in-mowbray-on-friday-sept-27th-at-8pm-2/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/09/24/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-returns-to-the-alma-cafe-in-mowbray-on-friday-sept-27th-at-8pm-2/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:24:00 +0000 http://sugarmusicnews.wordpress.com/?p=7696 Continue reading "A Spoonful Of Sugar And James returns to the Alma Café in Mowbray on Friday Sept 27th at 8pm"]]> A Spoonful Of Sugar And James returns to the  Alma Café in Mowbray on Friday Sept 27th at 8pm. Booking is as always absolutely essential by phone on  021 685 7377. 50 seats only. This innovative, informative and slightly irreverent performance sees the acclaimed South African singer-songwriter, James Stewart, joining Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the man behindContinue reading "A Spoonful Of Sugar And James returns to the Alma Café in Mowbray on Friday Sept 27th at 8pm"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/09/24/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-returns-to-the-alma-cafe-in-mowbray-on-friday-sept-27th-at-8pm-2/feed/ 0 21790 briancurrin Sugar and James https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/09/24/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-returns-to-the-alma-cafe-in-mowbray-on-friday-sept-27th-at-8pm/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/09/24/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-returns-to-the-alma-cafe-in-mowbray-on-friday-sept-27th-at-8pm/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:25:59 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=19657 Continue reading "A Spoonful Of Sugar And James returns to the Alma Café in Mowbray on Friday Sept 27th at 8pm"]]> A Spoonful Of Sugar And James returns to the  Alma Café in Mowbray on Friday Sept 27th at 8pm. Booking is as always absolutely essential by phone on  021 685 7377. 50 seats only. This innovative, informative and slightly irreverent performance sees the acclaimed South African singer-songwriter, James Stewart, joining Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the man behindContinue reading "A Spoonful Of Sugar And James returns to the Alma Café in Mowbray on Friday Sept 27th at 8pm"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/09/24/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-returns-to-the-alma-cafe-in-mowbray-on-friday-sept-27th-at-8pm/feed/ 0 19657 sixtorodriguez Sugar and James https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/08/26/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-at-the-glencairn-hotel-31st-august-2019/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/08/26/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-at-the-glencairn-hotel-31st-august-2019/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:22:56 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=19576 Continue reading "A Spoonful of Sugar and James at The Glencairn Hotel, 31st August 2019"]]> A Spoonful Of Sugar & James The Glencairn Hotel 31 August It’s been called “The Greatest Music story of the past 50 years”, the story of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, JamesContinue reading "A Spoonful of Sugar and James at The Glencairn Hotel, 31st August 2019"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/08/26/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-at-the-glencairn-hotel-31st-august-2019/feed/ 0 19576 sixtorodriguez Sugar & James Glencairn https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/07/18/rodriguez-popular-in-china/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/07/18/rodriguez-popular-in-china/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:26:47 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=19460 Continue reading "Rodriguez Popular in China"]]> Letter from a Chinese Fan: Dear Mr. Rodriguez and his friends I am a fan from China. I would like to know when and where Rodriguez will perform next, and how can I reserve tickets? I'm also very, very curious about whether Rodriguez would consider coming to China for a show. There are so manyContinue reading "Rodriguez Popular in China"

]]> https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/07/18/rodriguez-popular-in-china/feed/ 2 19460 sixtorodriguez https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/07/18/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-at-tsogo-sun-hyde-park-1st-august-2019/ https://blog.sugarman.org/2019/07/18/a-spoonful-of-sugar-and-james-at-tsogo-sun-hyde-park-1st-august-2019/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:46:46 +0000 http://blog.sugarman.org/?p=19458 A Spoonful of Sugar & James at Whisky & Cigar Bar, Tsogo Sun, Hyde Park, 1st August 2019

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