Roger Whittaker, one of many UK’s most celebrated folks music singers, has died aged 87.
A household assertion, reported by German media outlet Bild, confirmed he died on September 13 in a hospital in southern France.
Whittaker was finest recognized for hits together with Durham Town, New World In The Morning and a model of Wind Beneath My Wings – and being an professional whistler.
“Roger was an iconic artist, a wonderful husband and father. He touched so many hearts with his music throughout his life and will always live on in our memories,” the household assertion stated.
Born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1936 to English mother and father, Whittaker enrolled at college in South Africa after two years of nationwide army service.
