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Sixto Rodriguez

1942 - 2023

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Sixto Diaz Rodríguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in South Africa, Australia (touring the country twice in his earlier career), and New Zealand. Unbeknownst to him for decades, his music grew extremely successful and influential in South Africa, where he is believed to have sold more records than Elvis Presley. Information about him was scarce, and it was incorrectly rumored there that he had died by suicide shortly after releasing his second album. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sixto Rodriguez is the 110th most popular musician (up from 292nd in 2019), the 799th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,656th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sixto Rodriguez ranks 110 out of 3,175. Before him are João Gilberto, Dave Murray, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Watts, Adrian Smith, and Sid Vicious. After him are Thomas Bangalter, Mariss Jansons, Quincy Jones, Till Lindemann, Jascha Heifetz, and Duke Ellington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Sixto Rodriguez ranks 52. Before him are Michel Mayor, Jochen Rindt, Lou Reed, Giacinto Facchetti, Alassane Ouattara, and Giancarlo Giannini. After him are The Iron Sheik, George Vella, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Conrad Schumann, Wen Jiabao, and Bob Hoskins. Among people deceased in 2023, Sixto Rodriguez ranks 30. Before him are Louise Glück, Paul Berg, Rosalynn Carter, Paco Rabanne, Pat Robertson, and Helmut Berger. After him are Jacques Delors, The Iron Sheik, Carlos Saura, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Harry Belafonte, and Raquel Welch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sixto Rodriguez ranks 799 out of 20,380. Before him are James Woods (1947), Theodore Dreiser (1871), Benedict Arnold (1741), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Paul Cohen (1934), and Alexander Calder (1898). After him are Nelson Rockefeller (1908), Terry Gilliam (1940), Larry Hagman (1931), Nancy Sinatra (1940), Steven Weinberg (1933), and Anna Politkovskaya (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sixto Rodriguez ranks 31. Before him are Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Dave Grohl (1969), Alice Cooper (1948), Lou Reed (1942), Ice-T (1958), and Keith Jarrett (1945). After him are Quincy Jones (1933), Duke Ellington (1899), Robert Johnson (1911), Krist Novoselic (1965), King Oliver (1881), and John Coltrane (1926).

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