SUGAR MAN, the life, death and resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez

285pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Johannesburg, 2015

Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, tell the story of their efforts to find out what really happened to Sixto Rodriguez, a Mexican-American musician whose music, although almost unknown in the USA, had been extremely popular in South Africa in the 1970s. Although rumoured to have committed suicide in 1998 they finally tracked him down, alive and well, living in Detroit and working as a labourer, and brought him to South Africa for a series of concerts. The books discusses Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul's determination to make the documentary, "Searching for Sugarman", that won the 2013 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary and the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Also ncludes information on Rodriguez's background, political activities, and the recognition that he received after the film's success.

Craig Bartholomew Strydom is a freelance writer.
Stephne 'Sugar' Segerman is a music writer and co-owner of the record store, Macu Vinyl, in Cape Town.