Robert John, whose Sad Eyes hit No.
His son Michael Patrick told our sister siteRolling Stonethat his father had been recovering a stroke years ago.
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Robert John c. 1970Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Johns cover of The Lion Sleeps Tonight spent three weeks at No.
He also made the Hot 100 eight other times spanning 25 years.
74 with White Bucks and Saddle Shoes.
He cut a couple more singles during the 1950s before being dropped by the label.
It would be a decade before he would hit the chart again.
If You Dont Want My Love made the Top 50 in the U.S. and UK for Columbia Records.
