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

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 ...

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 as a 12-year-old in 1958 with “White Bucks and Saddle Shoes.” The song ...

Robert John, an itinerant singer-songwriter who was working in construction before scoring a Number One hit with 1979's "Sad Eyes," died Monday, Feb. 24. He was 79. Michael Pedrick, John's son, ...

Sad Eyes’ crooner Robert John dies aged 79 - Singer-songwriter scored his first hit aged 12, and was known for hits such as ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘If You Don’t Want My Love’ ...

Robert John, the singer who hit No. 1 in 1979 with "Sad Eyes," has died. He was 79. The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone by John's son, Michael Pedrick, who said his dad died on Monday and was ...

Robert John, an itinerant singer-songwriter who was working in construction before scoring a Number One hit with 1979’s “Sad Eyes,” died Monday. He was 79. Michael Pedrick, John’s son ...