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Roger Whittaker

Roger Whittaker (born March 22, 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a British singer/songwriter and musician with worldwide record sales of more than 55 million. His music is of the folk/easy listening genre. In his early career, his trademark was his fantastic whistling ability. Whittakers first chart success came in 1969, when "Durham Town (The Leavin')" was his first UK Top 20 hit. In 1970 came two follow-up hits, "I Don't Believe In If Anymore" (Top ... 10) and "New World In The Morning" (Top 20), and 1971 brought two smaller hit singles "Why" and "Mamy Blue". Whittaker was absent from the UK singles chart until 1975, when "The Last Farewell" went Top 3, after which it was another eleven years until "Skye Boat Song" returned him to the Top 10 of the singles chart. Besides being a professional musician, Whittaker also holds a univeristy degree in both bio-chemistry and zoology. See more [+]

The Last Farewell |||||

There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor; Tomorrow...

Durham Town |||||

* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town * * I've got-ta leave o...

New World In The Morning |||||

Everybody talks about a new world in the morning, new world...

Albany |||||

Dies ist Gordon Mckenzies Lied. Sein Lied von Albany, Dem st...

River Lady |||||

The day the river freezes Is the day it won't seem fair 'Cau...

My Land Is Kenya |||||

(verse 1) You only got one mama you only got one pa You only...

La Ballade De Lamour |||||

Dis moi, dis moi où est l'amour Dis moi, dis moi dans quel p...

You Are My Miracle |||||

You are my nights You are my days You are my miracle In so m...

Schlittenfahrt I'm Schnee Jingle Bells |||||

Schlittenfahrt im tiefen Schnee, weiße Felder, weiße Tannenw...

Das Alte Schiff |||||

Das alte Schiff ist müde und das Reisen fällt ihm schwer. Es...

Une Rose Pour Isabelle |||||

Dans mon jardin, au mois de Mai, il y a tant de fleurs La ma...

Morning Please Dont Come |||||

Morning please don't come Surely you see that my lover is sl...

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