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

Listen to it below. Culled from his eponymous Top 70 album, “Sad Eyes” would be his last big hit, but it wasn’t his first. John’s cover of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” spent three weeks ...

Here, we honor the late Robert John with a look at his lone No. 1: The sweetly insensitive 1979 throwback smash “Sad Eyes.” Related Dua Lipa Covers Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn' During Second ...

Robert John, an itinerant singer-songwriter who was working in construction before scoring a Number One hit with 1979’s “Sad Eyes,” died ... songs for labels like Big Top and Verve, but ...

Singer-songwriter Robert John, who topped the Billboard charts in 1979 with the moody ballad, “Sad Eyes,” died Feb 24. He was 79. The crooner’s son, Michael Pedrick, confirmed his father’s ...

Listen to it below. Culled from his eponymous Top 70 album, “Sad Eyes” would be his last big hit, but it wasn’t his first. John’s cover of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” spent three weeks ...

Robert John, the artist behind the U.S. No. 1 hit "Sad Eyes" and a Top 5 rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," has passed away on Monday, February 24th. His son, Michael Patrick, revealed to Rolling ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on ... Robert John, the crooner behind “Sad Eyes” who scored his first hit when he was just 12, has died aged 79.

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 ...