Sixto Rodriguez

Summary

Sixto Rodriguez is a human^[1]. He was born in Detroit^[2]. He was born on July 10, 1942^[3]. He passed away in Detroit^[4]. He died on August 8, 2023^[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[6], guitarist^[7], and musician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,249 views/month, #5,929 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Sixto Rodriguez was born in Detroit^[2].
• Sixto Rodriguez passed away in Detroit^[4].
• Sixto Rodriguez was born on July 10, 1942^[3].
• Sixto Rodriguez died on August 8, 2023^[5].
• Sixto Rodriguez held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Sixto Rodriguez's professions included singer-songwriter^[6].
• Sixto Rodriguez worked as a guitarist^[7].
• Sixto Rodriguez's professions included musician^[8].
• Sixto Rodriguez's field of work was folk music^[11].
• Sixto Rodriguez's field of work was music^[12].
• Sixto Rodriguez was educated at Wayne State University^[13].
• Sixto Rodriguez is recorded as male^[14].
• Sixto Rodriguez's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Sixto Rodriguez's genre is folk rock^[16].
• Sixto Rodriguez's genre is traditional folk music^[17].
• Sixto Rodriguez's genre is psychedelic folk^[18].
• Sixto Rodriguez's genre is psychedelic rock^[19].
• Sixto Rodriguez's record label is recorded as Sussex^[20].
• Sixto Rodriguez's Commons category is recorded as Sixto Rodriguez^[21].
• Sixto Rodriguez's family name is recorded as Díaz^[22].
• Sixto Rodriguez's family name is recorded as Rodríguez^[23].
• Sixto Rodriguez's given name is recorded as Jesus^[24].
• Sixto Rodriguez's given name is recorded as Sixto^[25].
• Sixto Rodriguez's official website is recorded as http://www.sugarman.org/^[26].
• Sixto Rodriguez's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sixto Rodriguez^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1942-07-10^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2023-08-08^[31]

• Genre(s): folk rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock^[32]

• Community tags: folk rock, folk-rock music, psychedelic folk, psychedelic rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8898cd01-b0c5-41bd-9699-0845fc73efc1^[34]

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Origins and Family

Sixto Rodriguez was born in Detroit^[2]. He was born on July 10, 1942^[3].

Education

Sixto Rodriguez's education included a stint at Wayne State University^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[6], guitarist^[7], and musician^[8]. Fields of work include folk music^[11], a music genre^[35] and music^[12], a type of arts^[36].

Death and Burial

Sixto Rodriguez died on August 8, 2023^[5]. He died in Detroit^[4].

Why It Matters

Sixto Rodriguez ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,249 views/month, #5,929 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Sixto Rodriguez born?

Sixto Rodriguez was born in Detroit^[2].

Where did Sixto Rodriguez die?

Sixto Rodriguez passed away in Detroit^[4].

What did Sixto Rodriguez do for work?

Sixto Rodriguez worked as singer-songwriter^[6], guitarist^[7], and musician^[8].

Where did Sixto Rodriguez go to school?

Sixto Rodriguez was educated at Wayne State University^[13].