On August 6, 2012 in the "News" section, Kid Rock wrote the following:
Sugarman
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Kid RockAugust 06, 2012I just watched this documentary and it is incredible, moving and real! In this day and age we all know that so much good music gets overlooked and the best songwriters and singers hardly ever get their due anymore. Pretty insane to think it was going on in the 70's as well. I am almost embarrassed that this man Rodriguez is from Detroit and I have neverheard of him! This movie not only tells an incredible story but will also turn music lovers on to some unbelievable songs. It also sums up the problem with music nowadays and in the past. Radio stations, record labels, promoters, the press, video channels etc should all be ashamed that artists like this get overlooked everyday. People who love music don't have time between work andraising a family to "dig deep" and spend hours and hours digging to find real artists like this, so I feel somewhat responsible to pass on great music when I hear it. I have been thinking for sometime of releasing music of great unknown or slightly known artists and this documentary may be exactlywhat I needed to motivate me to do so...stay tuned and I hope you enjoy thistrailer and are able to see this movie soon. The soundtrack is on Itunes and so are his other 2 phenomenal records. I will keep you posted when this documentary will be released to the public. Enjoy
- Kid Rock
http://www.sonyclassics.com/searchingforsugarman/
search itunes store for "Rodriguez" to hear or buy his music
wished i could see that.
wished i could see that.
carry a tape recorder even when you sleeping and just say it put it together on paper later
there are many people that are talented
make it happen
life circumstances make you not belive sometimes
gotta have faith in the good lord
be in the right place doing the right thing dreamin
wheew hello kid rock land im ready to post ,,,
Stub hub has 6 left at $195
Stub hub has 6 left at $195 each. Wish I would have known about the show....day late and a dollar short comes to mind. Anyway, the 60 minutes segment is up on their website and there is additional footage of Rodriguez singing on the 60 minutes Overtime site. What a phenomenal story. Perhaps Rodriguez will add another Detroit show soon. Word is just getting out about him. If anyone hears of one, please let me know. Thanks.
He's alive and kickin'....
He's alive and kickin'....
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2012/10/searching_for_sugar_man_star_r_1.html#incart_more_entertainment
'Searching for Sugar Man' star Rodriguez draws sold out crowd for Nov. 2 show at The Crofoot
By Eric Lacy | elacy@mlive.com
MLive.com on October 08, 2012
DETROIT, MI - Fans of Rodriguez, the star of the film "Searching for Sugar Man," will likely have to pay big bucks to get tickets for his Nov. 2 show at The Crofoot in Pontiac.
The show, according to The Crofoot website, is officially sold out.
If you don't already have a $15 general admission ticket, you'll likely have to pay at least up to five times that much on ticket broker sites like StubHub.
Tickets on StubHub for the show ranged Sunday night in price from $195-$249.
The Craiglist Detroit page shows few tickets available for the show, but several fans who are willing to pay $50 or more for a pair.
Rodriguez, 70, has become a national star; he was profiled Sunday on CBS "60 Minutes."
Hopefully it was good.....I
Hopefully it was good.....I comletely forgot about it and missed it. I'm sure it will be online soon enough!
Am I mistaken that Sugarman
Am I mistaken that Sugarman passed away from a self-inflicted GSW? I thought I had read that....:(
I just watched the 60 minutes
I just watched the 60 minutes special on Searching for Sugarman. I know you mentioned this film months ago. I do want to see it, but I was thinking that maybe you could record womething with him? What a great idea, right? It seemed like your voices would be great together. I think it would be awesome!
thanks for the heads up Bart
thanks for the heads up Bart
Appreciated, Bart!
Appreciated, Bart!
Thanks hun
Thanks hun
Sugarman's story will be a
Sugarman's story will be a topic on 60 minutes. Here is the story and the link:
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2012/10/60_minutes_to_profile_forgotte.html#incart_more_entertainment
'60 Minutes' to profile Sunday forgotten Detroit folk singer, star of 'Searching for Sugarman'
By Eric Lacy | elacy@mlive.com
MLive.com on October 05, 2012
Rodriguez, a Detroit folk singer, is the star of a highly-acclaimed movie and now the focus of Sunday's "60 Minutes" on CBS.
searchingforsugarman.com
DETROIT, MI - Detroit folk singer Rodriguez, the star of a highly-acclaimed film called "Searching for Sugarman," will be featured on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday.
The news program will air at 7 p.m.; reporter Bob Simon spent some time in Detroit interviewing Rodriguez for the feature.
Part of the footage for the show is expected to be from the Old Miami bar in the city's Cass Corridor neighborhood, the place where Rodriguez performed a concert.
A teaser video for the Rodriguez feature, courtesy of CBS, can be found below: