{"product_id":"searching-for-sugar-man-ii-howard-a-dewitt-9781979310512","title":"Searching For Sugar Man II: Rodriguez, Coming From Reality, Heroes \u0026 Villains","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican musician Sixto Rodriguez never realized he had become famous. He spent forty years making music but had only two failed albums-\u003ci\u003eCold Fact\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComing from Reality\u003c\/i\u003e-to show for it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt least Rodriguez \u003ci\u003ethought\u003c\/i\u003e those albums had failed, but in reality they gained new life and new fans an ocean away. While his work never caught on in America, music lovers in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia kept his legacy alive through the decades. As chronicled in the 2012 documentary \u003ci\u003eSearching for Sugar Man\u003c\/i\u003e, fans eventually tracked down the elusive artist and showed him the impact he had on so many.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut this wasn't the whole story, as industry insider and author Howard A. DeWitt explains in this new biography of the controversial figure. DeWitt details the most important aspects of Rodriguez's life that the documentary failed to consider, including successful Australian tours in 1979 and 1981 and Rodriguez's tireless advocacy for the rights of immigrants, blue-collar workers, and impoverished people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs DeWitt fills in these gaps, he shows the true power of Rodriguez's Cinderella story and the machinations of the many people in the music and film industries who wanted total control of the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard A. DeWitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1979310513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781979310512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.31d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howard A. DeWitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979003101439,"sku":"9781979310512","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f177871a-a072-48c8-ba2a-57245d107c6c.jpg?v=1683243859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/searching-for-sugar-man-ii-howard-a-dewitt-9781979310512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}