Name Robert John | Role Singer | |
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Nominations Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Similar People Sean O'Boyle, The Tokens, Randy VanWarmer, Peaches & Herb, Anita Ward | ||
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Robert John (born Robert John Pedrick, Jr. in 1946) is an American singer-songwriter perhaps best known for his 1979 hit single, "Sad Eyes", which reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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ROBERT JOHN - "SAD EYES" 1979
Biography
John was born in Brooklyn, New York. Under the name of Bobby Pedrick, Jr., he first hit the pop chart in 1958 when he was only 12 years old with "White Bucks and Saddle Shoes" written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. As the lead singer of Bobby & The Consoles, he had the minor 1963 hit entitled "My Jelly Bean" on Diamond Records. By 1965, he had changed his name and signed with MGM records for two ill fated singles. In 1967, he signed a contract with Columbia records and released a string of singles with help from writing partner Mike Gately.
After a short tenure from 1970-1971 with Herb Alpert's A&M Records, 1971 brought his next hit, a cover version of The Tokens' 1961 hit, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which climbed to No. 3 in 1972, selling over one million copies and receiving a gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 15, 1972.
The 1980s saw John recording for Arista Records with collaborator and guitarist Bobby Mancari and keyboardist Steve Butera. A newly recorded version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was released on his 1992 greatest hits album.
Albums
Singles
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Songs
Sad Eyes
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
If You Don't Want My Love
Lonely Eyes
Only Time
Hey There Lonely Girl
White Bucks and Saddle Shoes
Dance the Night Away
Stay A Little Longer
Hushabye
Since I Felt This Way
Back On The Street Again
Bread And Butter
Am I Ever Gonna Hold You Again
When The Party Is Over
That's What Keeps Us Together
Takin' My Love for Granted
Love of a Woman
Give a Little More
Run Rabbit
Tempest - Pt 1
My Jelly Bean
Uilleann Sunrise
You Could Have Told Me
Baile Chruiach
Pajama Party
Waiting for the Clock
Taunting Tango in A Minor
Two Ton Tessie
Dining & Dancing
If Mary Only Knew
Celebration - Pt 2