Robert John

Biographie

À l'âge de 12 ans, Robert John connaît son premier succès avec White Bucks And Saddle Shoes, sous le nom de Bobby Pedrick Jr. Dans sa jeunesse, il est à la tête du groupe Bobby & The Consoles, qui devient célèbre avec l'album My Jelly Bean, sorti en 1963. Deux ans plus tard, il change son nom de scène en Robert John et signe un contrat d'enregistrement avec Columbia Records, sous lequel il sort If You Don't Want My Love et Don't Leave Me. En 1971, il publie une reprise du tube The Lion Sleeps Tonight des Tokens, qui attire l'attention du public et lui vaut une troisième place dans les hit-parades. en 1979, il sort son single le plus vendu, Sad Eyes, qui lui permet d'atteindre la première place, propulsé par la réaction anti-disco. Les singles suivants n'ont pas eu le même succès et la popularité de John a commencé à diminuer, ce qui a abouti à la sortie de son Greatest Hits en 1992.

When he was just 12-years-old, Robert John had his first hit single with White Bucks And Saddle Shoes under the name Bobby Pedrick Jr. In his youth he fronted the band Bobby & The Consoles, achieving fame with the 1963 record My Jelly Bean. Two years later he changed his performing name to Robert John and signed a recording contract with Columbia Records, under whom he released If You Don't Want My Love and Don't Leave Me. In 1971 he released a cover version of The Tokens' hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight, attracting wide attention and earning a number three place in the charts. 1979 saw him release his biggest-selling single Sad Eyes, which took him to number one, propelled by the anti-disco backlash. Follow-up singles failed to achieve the same momentum and John's popularity began to dwindle, culminating in the release of his Greatest Hits in 1992.

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