New at Stuck Between Stations, my mini-review of the fantastic documentary about the life of Detroit troubador Rodriguez, Searching for Sugar Man.
Meanwhile, a couple bootleg copies of his records somehow made it to South Africa, where his music became the soundtrack for the young adult revolution against apartheid. “Cold Fact†and “Coming From Reality†became record collection staples of pretty much every South African. “If someone had Beatles and Stones records, they had the Rodriguez records too.†In fact, most South Africans will tell you today that Rodriguez was bigger than the Stones in their country.
