Robert John, whose “Sad Eyes” hit No. 1 in the U.S. and had a Top 5 hit with a cover of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died ...

Robert John, the singer-songwriter behind the chart-topping hit "Sad Eyes," died on Monday, Feb. 24. He was 79.

The singer-songwriter, who began his career at just 12 years old, also had a Top 10 hit with a version of "The Lion Sleeps ...

John was born Robert John Pedrick Jr. on Jan. 3, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. He scored his first hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 ...

A former No. 1 hit singer who charted in four different decades is dead at age 79. Robert John, who topped the Billboard Hot ...

Born Bobby Pedrick, Jr., in Brooklyn, New York, he was 12 years old when he had his first hit with the single, “White Bucks ...

John was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 3, 1946. At 12 years old, he released his first record, “White Bucks and Saddle Shoes,” which reached No. 74 on the pop chart. The singer also led a ...

Robert John, the singer behind the chart-topping hit Sad Eyes, has passed away at the age of 79, years after suffering a ...

Robert John, the crooner behind “Sad Eyes” who scored his first hit when he was just 12, has died aged 79. John’s son, ...

Robert John, a beloved singer, died on February 24, 2025, at the age of 79. In a conversation with Rolling Stone, his son talked about how John did not completely heal from a stroke that he had ...

The singer was known for several hits from the 1950s to 1970s including “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and “Sad Eyes.” ...

Robert John, a singer-songwriter whose inimitable voice lent itself to a number of Billboard Hot 100 hits including “Sad Eyes ...