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 - 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 ...

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: 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 ...