Detroit musician Rodriguez

A Visit to Sixto Rodriguez’s Resting Place On a recent visit to Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in southwest Detroit, I set out in search of Detroit native and singer-songwriter, the elusive “Sugar Man,” Sixto Rodriguez. Much like the Academy Award-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which chronicles his life’s journey and the difficulties in finding […]

On my walk in Detroit, I discovered the home of “Rodriguez” in Detroit’s historic Woodbridge neighbourhood. Since my walk, the great poet and songwriter died August 8, 2023 at the age of 81. I walked around his home to a back alley off Hancock W. that was featured in the Academy Award winning documentary “In […]