Robert John
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 ...
