Imagine if Bob Dylan had flopped in the States but somehow managed to become as popular as The Beatles in another country, without his knowledge. And then disappeared into obscurity. From the sometimes-reliable Wikipedia:
Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 Swedish/British documentary directed by Malik Bendjelloul, detailing the efforts of two Cape Town fans, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out if the rumored death of American musician Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him. Rodriguez's music, which never took off in the United States, had become wildly popular in South Africa, but little was known about him there. The film is produced by Simon Chinn and John Battsek.
Official website here.
5 comments:
I stood on the side of the stage at ACL during his show a couple of years ago. He was good, but he was pretty feeble.
He's no spring chicken.
I saw his story on 60 Minutes awhile ago. Pretty awesome. I think Pophead is huge in Tanzania, Jay. Something for our dotage...
If you guys have unknowingly gone platinum somewhere - anywhere - I'll start treating you with more respect.
Yesssss!
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