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 Monday. He was 79. His son Michael Patrick told our sister site ...

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6 on the Adult Contemporary Songs chart in 1972, according to the music news website. John’s signature hit, “Sad Eyes,” entered Billboard’s Hot 100 on May 19, 1979, Rolling Stone reported.

Among his most-recognized songs was the hit “Sad Eyes.” Although never losing his love for music, sadly, John recently passed away at 79 years old. According to Rolling Stone, John’s son ...

He leaves behind his partner, Susan, former wife, Diane, four sons, and beloved grandsons. The singer was renowned for his classic song Sad Eyes. Released in 1979, the soft rock ballad was a No. 1 hit ...

Robert John, the crooner behind “Sad Eyes” who scored his first hit ... John proved to be an enduring presence in popular music through the Sixties and Seventies, scoring further hits with ...

John earned a Grammy nomination for "Sad Eyes" Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ... “I didn’t think the song would be the first single from the album. It’s a ballad and I thought the company ...

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3 for three weeks. His falsetto on the song - an almost note-for-note copy of the Tokens' 1961 No. 1 hit - was a testing ground for "Sad Eyes," which debuted in the Hot 100 on May 19 and featured ...

By Rania Aniftos 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 ...

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She specialized in hypnotic ballads like “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” all Number One hits. She grew up a ...