OT: Robert John dead at 79

[RUhasarrived]

He had a No.1 hit "Sad Eyes" in 1979.
I saw him at the Headliner in 1981.

 

[newwavedave1]

Another never heard of him post. These are getting ridiculous.

 

[RUGuitarMan]

RIP:

 

[bac2therac]

Another never heard of him post. These are getting ridiculous.

that song was huge so looks you are an outlier

RIP to a great singer/writer and one of the better 1 hit wonders...EDIT 2 hit wonder

this song reminds me of cold winter sundays listening to WBRW in the background and a little one

 

[bac2therac]

and apparently not a one hit wonder..hit #3 with his version of Lion Sleeps Tonight..i guess thats the version I probably heard when i was a kid and not the original

 

[DJ Spanky]

Another never heard of him post. These are getting ridiculous.

Really? What rock do you live under? Why do you feel the need to come into a thread like this and whine about never hearing of them? I don't do the same when baseball or basketball players from years past are memorialized in a thread. I just don't open the thread. How f'n' hard is that?

 

[DJ Spanky]

and apparently not a one hit wonder..

Definitely not.

 

[newwavedave1]

Watch your language Mr. Moderator. You may have to delete your post or ban yourself.

 

[Doteman]

Was born in 1973, gotta say I never heard of him and just listened to Sad Eyes, never heard that song before. But keep the obscure RIPs coming, love em

 

[hoquat63]

Never heard of him either but clicked on to see who he was. Being a child of the 50’s and 60’s wasn’t much into the pop music of the late 79’s and after. Was more into country and blues.
Not a bad song.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Never heard of him either but clicked on to see who he was. Being a child of the 50’s and 60’s wasn’t much into the pop music of the late 79’s and after. Was more into country and blues.
Not a bad song.

I always liked his version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"