Roger Whittaker, a folk singer best known for songs like "The Last Farewell," "New World in the Morning" and "Durham Town," has died. He was 87. The news was announced this week in a joint statement ...

Roger Whittaker, best known for his hit 1969 track “Durham Town,” has died at the age of 87. Whittaker was known for his superb whistling ability, baritone singing voice and his guitar skills. Per his ...

My land is Kenya, right from your highlands to the sea/You'll always stay with me here in my heart, here in my heart/You only got one childhood/And the memories that spring/When you see your house, ...

A Briton with a rich baritone, he charmed audiences, mostly in Europe and America, with sentimental songs, like his signature hit, “The Last Farewell.” By Robert D. McFadden Roger Whittaker, a British ...

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Roger Whittaker, a British folk singer noted for the hits “The Last Farewell” and “Durham Town,” died Sept. 13. He was 87. Whittaker’s death was announced on his website. He died in a hospital near ...

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Roger Whittaker, a British singer whose easy-listening ballads and folk songs caught the sentiments of perfect summer days and last farewells, touching the hearts of mainly older fans across Europe ...