S. B. John

Sunny Benjamin John (; 1930 – 5 June 2021), popularly known as S. B. John , was a singer from Karachi, Pakistan.

Personal life He was educated at St Paul's English High School, Karachi. He was married in 1957. He has four sons and a daughter. His son, Glenn John was part of Pakistani pop music band - Guru's Trilogy. Indian film producer Mahesh Bhatt re-recorded John's 1959 song 'Tu Jo Nahin Hai' in the voice of his son, Glenn John. Bhatt also used this song in his 2006 film Woh Lamhe....

Career He was born in Karachi and he started his singing career from Radio Pakistan in 1950. His inspiration was his grandfather who was also a singer. His first music teacher was Pandit Ram Chandar Trivedi at the Kalyan Sangeet Vidyala.

John almost missed out when he caught flu on the day of the recording. Fortunately Manzoor Hussain insisted he perform and was wowed by the result.

Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2011 for his services in the field of music.

John has been listed among the 20 best Pakistani ghazal singers of all time.

Recent activity In November 2019, he served as one of the judges on a panel of judges consisting of veteran musicians on Obhartay Sitaray (Budding Stars) – an annual inter-school singing competition for students sponsored by The Citizens Foundation of Pakistan annually.

John led a retired life in Karachi until his death on 5 June 2021.