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In the early 70’s, Sixto Rodriguez had the opportunity to record his first albums in the United States. Rodriguez, was a musician and songwriter who worked with two of the best producers in the industry. Two of the released albums, Coming from reality and Cold fact, were a downfall in the music production, and soon enough Sixto was dropped from his label. Sixto went back to his simple life, working in a low income job. After his career ended, rumors of his death started to spread in the United States. While Rodriguez, was considered failure at home in Detroit, Michigan, his albums were very popular in South Africa. It was in South Africa, were the famous “dead “songwriter Rodriguez, was rediscovered. There is no exact explanation how his labels

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