“Sad Eyes” marked his final major hit, but it was far from his first. In 1972, John's rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" held the No. 3 spot on the charts for three weeks. Over the course ...

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 ...