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What rock musician left the scene but became a star in South Africa without knowing it for years?

American folk rock musician Rodriguez released two albums in the early 1970s that sold very poorly. After deciding to leave the stage, he was a laborer, living on the verge of poverty for many years, and only in 1996 accidentally found out that he was a celebrity in South Africa. It turned out that the rights to the albums were bought by an Australian label, which released a greatest hits compilation for South Africa, where Rodriguez gained cult status and even became one of the symbols of the struggle against apartheid. In the late 1990s, the musician visited South Africa and performed live in front of thousands of fans who were previously convinced that Rodriguez committed suicide twenty years ago. And only 70 years after the release of the Oscar-winning documentary about Rodriguez, the musician gained fame in his homeland.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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