Last Saturday night we went to the Luckman Auditorium at Cal. State L.A. to see Rodriguez in concert. We had all seen the 2013 Academy Award winning documentary film, "Looking for Sugarman" and enjoyed the music on our C.D. It was fun seeing him in person. The soon to be 72 year-old performer was briefly popular in the 1970's and then disappeared. Meanwhile, he was still a star in South Africa...as famous as Elvis, they say. He was "found" a few years ago and the documentary of his discovery and reemergence to the stage with a hero's welcome in South Africa.
Rodriguez was led on to the stage by assistants as he seems to be nearly blind. He was accompanied by a lead guitar, bass guitar and drums. He played the amplified acoustical guitar and sang. He was. proceeded to the stage by one of his daughters who sang two songs, and an opening act.
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