“Searching for Sugar Man,” directed by Swedish filmmaker Malik ... In concert, he performed covers of songs by Frank Sinatra and Nina Simone, his guitar work laced with unique chord figures.

Sixto Rodriguez, the Mexican-American singer-songwriter who languished in obscurity for decades before his brilliant music was rediscovered and chronicled in the 2012 Oscar-winning documentary ...

Sony Pictures Classics/Courtesy Everett Collection The singer-songwriter found success later in his career and was the subject of the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which won the ...

Detroit ― Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the Detroit musician who rose to international fame as the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," died Tuesday night. He was 81.