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

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 ...

Robert John: The singer-songwriter, who took "Sad Eyes" to No. 1 in 1979 and had a top-three hit with his version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," died Feb. 24. He was 79. (Michael Ochs Archives ...

John was born Robert John Pedrick in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 3, 1946. He began his music career at age 12, reaching No. 74 on the Hot 100 in 1958 with “White Bucks and Saddle Shoes” as ...

Robert John, a singer-songwriter whose inimitable voice lent itself to a number of Billboard Hot 100 hits including "Sad Eyes" and an enduring version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," died on Monday ...

Robert John - famous for his 1979 hit Sad Eyes - has died at the age of 79. The chart-topping crooner passed away on Monday, years after suffering a stroke.

Robert John, a singer-songwriter whose inimitable voice lent itself to a number of Billboard Hot 100 hits including “Sad Eyes” and an enduring version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” died on ...

Robert John: The singer-songwriter, who took "Sad Eyes" to No. 1 in 1979 and had a top-three hit with his version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," died Feb. 24. He was 79. (Michael Ochs Archives ...