“I know I did 'Establishment Blues,' and I said 'This is not a song it's an outburst' and I'd play it, I never did describe it as a rant - R-A-N-T - but the thing is it's exactly that. Sometimes it sounds like that, but there's a lot out there on the everyday man, on the plight of the little guy.”

American musician from Detroit, Michigan

Sixto Díaz Rodríguez, known professionally as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan. He is remembered for a small but enduring body of work that later drew wide attention beyond the city where he began. Rodríguez became known for his music and for the unusual way his name circulated, often appearing simply as Rodríguez. The available facts place him in the American music scene of Detroit, and his work has continued to draw interest long after its original release.