[PAR] [TLE] Searching for Sugar Man [SEP] Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 Swedish–British documentary film of a South African cultural phenomenon directed and written by Malik Bendjelloul which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumoured death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true, and if not, to discover what had become of him.  Rodriguez's music, which had never achieved success in the United States, had become very popular in South Africa although little was known about him in that country. [PAR] [TLE] Sixto Rodriguez [SEP] Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, known professionally as Rodriguez (born July 10, 1942), is an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan.  His career initially proved short lived in the United States, but unknown to Rodriguez his albums became extremely successful and influential in South Africa, where sales of his records outnumbered those of Elvis Presley.  Because of scarce information about Rodriguez, it was incorrectly rumored there that he had committed suicide shortly after releasing his first album.
[PAR] [TLE] Searching for Sugar Man [ SEP ] Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 Swedish – British documentary film of a South African cultural phenomenon directed and written by Malik Bendjelloul which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans , Stephen " Sugar " Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom , to find out whether the rumoured death of American musician Sixto Rodriguez was true , and if not , to discover what had become of him . Rodriguez 's music , which had never achieved success in the United States , had become very popular in South Africa although little was known about him in that country . [PAR] [TLE] Sixto Rodriguez [ SEP ] Sixto Diaz Rodriguez , known professionally as Rodriguez ( born July 10 , 1942 ) , is an American singer - songwriter from Detroit , Michigan . His career initially proved short lived in the United States , but unknown to Rodriguez his albums became extremely successful and influential in South Africa , where sales of his records outnumbered those of Elvis Presley . Because of scarce information about Rodriguez , it was incorrectly rumored there that he had committed suicide shortly after releasing his first album .
What is the birth date of the American musician who's fate was explored in the documentary "Searching for Sugar Man"?
What is the birth date of the American musician who 's fate was explored in the documentary " Searching for Sugar Man " ?
July 10, 1942
July 10, 1942