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Rodriguez, Subject Of Oscar-Winning Documentary, Performs In Las Vegas

By Casey Morell

Published July 9, 2015 at 7:24 PM PDT

In the music industry, there aren't many second acts.

But the singer-songwriter Rodriguez defied the odds.

More than 40 years after releasing two critically acclaimed albums, he's enjoyed a newfound success after being the subject of an Academy Award-winning documentary.

And Friday, he's opening for Brian Wilson at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

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Casey Morell

Casey Morell is the coordinating producer of Nevada Public Radio's flagship broadcast State of Nevada and one of the station's midday newscast announcers. (He's also been interviewed by Jimmy Fallon, whatever that's worth.)

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