DETROIT (AP) — A Motor City folk-rocker who unknowingly found fame an ocean away will be honored by his alma mater.

Sixto Rodriguez will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters May 9 from Wayne State University during the school’s commencement ceremonies at Ford Field. The Detroit university is honoring the 1981 graduate for his “musical genius and commitment to social justice.”

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