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Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023
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Subject: Roger Whittaker gone From: Big Al Whittle Date: 18 Sep 23 - 06:11 PM Very sorry to hear this. Apparently he was 87. I was briefly on the same record label. The record company people were full of stories about what a live wire he was. Not like me , i was dead boring. But I loved the album he did of folksongs of the British Isles. |
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Subject: RE: Roger Whittaker gone From: Stilly River Sage Date: 18 Sep 23 - 06:19 PM He was long off my radar, and I had to look him up to be sure he hadn't already passed away. Apparently he lived a nice retirement in France. He had a beautiful voice. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Raggytash Date: 18 Sep 23 - 06:44 PM Cracking singer, part of the soundtrack of my life. Rest easy Roger. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,Rossey Date: 18 Sep 23 - 07:06 PM Roger Whittaker's whistling could be amazing! The Mexican Whistler is a real earworm, that will lodge in your head. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Date: 19 Sep 23 - 04:43 AM Appaently he was not regarded so well in Durham after the lyrics of "Old Durham town" implyed that it was situated on the river Tyne! The Mexican Whister 45 was a favourite with my father and he was surprised when he found that I could duplicate it. Robin |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,RJM Date: 19 Sep 23 - 04:53 AM he whistled in the wind, he whistled in the dark and when he whistled on the bog ,folks thought it was a lark. I went to a gig of his once in Sheffield, i liked his whistling RIP lets hope he is dueting with Percy Edwards |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Waddon Pete Date: 19 Sep 23 - 10:03 AM Roger had a great voice and some lovely songs to sing. Like many others he was someone whose music was always cropping up in my life. He will be missed, even I suspect, in Durham! I have added his name to the "In Memoriam" thread and send my condolences to all those who know and love him. RIP Roger. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Dave the Gnome Date: 19 Sep 23 - 10:10 AM I guess this is the The Last Farewell then :-( What a voice. Not someone I followed but was always glad to hear on the radio. Condolonces to his family and loved ones. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Backwoodsman Date: 19 Sep 23 - 11:02 AM On one of the many Tall-Ship voyages I sailed on, we had a guy who was a great singer and who sounded very much like Roger. At the final night ‘Sod’s Opera’, I accompanied him on guitar when he sang ‘The Last Farewell’ - he brought the house (a.k.a. The half-deck mess) down. RIP Roger - you were a great talent and you will be very sadly missed. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Charmion Date: 19 Sep 23 - 11:15 AM In January 1972, when I went to France for a stage at a lycée in the South, Roger Whittaker’s French version of “Durham Town” — “Mon pays bleu” — was still hugely popular and inescapable. I loved it far more than the original in English, possibly because even then I knew which city stood at the mouth of the river Tyne. When “The Last Farewell” came out, I was working at Stadacona, the Navy hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I will never forget the Fleet Club packed with sailors soon to depart for the annual five-month NATO deployment, all roaring it out along with a local cover band. The only song they roared louder was “Farewell to Nova Scotia”. It’s years since I heard either “Mon pays bleu” or “The Last Farewell”in real life, but Roger Whittaker’s lovely voice is permanently engraved in memory. He also recorded a definitive version of “Wimoweh” … |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST Date: 19 Sep 23 - 11:54 AM What a wondeful whistler |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: beachcomber Date: 19 Sep 23 - 06:07 PM Did Roger live for a while in Co. Wexford in Ireland ? |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Date: 19 Sep 23 - 06:39 PM I must have two dozen Roger Whittaker releases of Yellow Bird in the catacombs. 3 or 4 of them were whistled. His stage patter about the importance of his beard was always good for a chuckle. RIP The Haitian Whistler. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,Guest Date: 20 Sep 23 - 07:47 AM I believe Roger lived in Banagher, Co Offaly for a time (coincidentally home of the singer Johnny McEvoy). May he rest in peace. John. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,paperback Date: 21 Sep 23 - 10:43 AM Wasn't Knights in White Satin a tribute to Roger? I'd like to think so. . . New World In The Morning - YouTube |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,Rossey Date: 18 Sep 23 - 07:06 PM Roger Whittaker's whistling could be amazing! The Mexican Whistler is a real earworm, that will lodge in your head. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,RJM Date: 19 Sep 23 - 04:53 AM he whistled in the wind, he whistled in the dark and when he whistled on the bog ,folks thought it was a lark. I went to a gig of his once in Sheffield, i liked his whistling RIP lets hope he is dueting with Percy Edwards |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST Date: 19 Sep 23 - 11:54 AM What a wondeful whistler |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Date: 19 Sep 23 - 06:39 PM I must have two dozen Roger Whittaker releases of Yellow Bird in the catacombs. 3 or 4 of them were whistled. His stage patter about the importance of his beard was always good for a chuckle. RIP The Haitian Whistler. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,Guest Date: 20 Sep 23 - 07:47 AM I believe Roger lived in Banagher, Co Offaly for a time (coincidentally home of the singer Johnny McEvoy). May he rest in peace. John. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: GUEST,paperback Date: 21 Sep 23 - 10:43 AM Wasn't Knights in White Satin a tribute to Roger? I'd like to think so. . . New World In The Morning - YouTube |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Charmion Date: 19 Sep 23 - 11:15 AM In January 1972, when I went to France for a stage at a lycée in the South, Roger Whittaker’s French version of “Durham Town” — “Mon pays bleu” — was still hugely popular and inescapable. I loved it far more than the original in English, possibly because even then I knew which city stood at the mouth of the river Tyne. When “The Last Farewell” came out, I was working at Stadacona, the Navy hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I will never forget the Fleet Club packed with sailors soon to depart for the annual five-month NATO deployment, all roaring it out along with a local cover band. The only song they roared louder was “Farewell to Nova Scotia”. It’s years since I heard either “Mon pays bleu” or “The Last Farewell”in real life, but Roger Whittaker’s lovely voice is permanently engraved in memory. He also recorded a definitive version of “Wimoweh” … |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Dave the Gnome Date: 19 Sep 23 - 10:10 AM I guess this is the The Last Farewell then :-( What a voice. Not someone I followed but was always glad to hear on the radio. Condolonces to his family and loved ones. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: beachcomber Date: 19 Sep 23 - 06:07 PM Did Roger live for a while in Co. Wexford in Ireland ? |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Raggytash Date: 18 Sep 23 - 06:44 PM Cracking singer, part of the soundtrack of my life. Rest easy Roger. |
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Subject: RE: Roger Whittaker gone From: Stilly River Sage Date: 18 Sep 23 - 06:19 PM He was long off my radar, and I had to look him up to be sure he hadn't already passed away. Apparently he lived a nice retirement in France. He had a beautiful voice. |
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Subject: Roger Whittaker gone From: Big Al Whittle Date: 18 Sep 23 - 06:11 PM Very sorry to hear this. Apparently he was 87. I was briefly on the same record label. The record company people were full of stories about what a live wire he was. Not like me , i was dead boring. But I loved the album he did of folksongs of the British Isles. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Date: 19 Sep 23 - 04:43 AM Appaently he was not regarded so well in Durham after the lyrics of "Old Durham town" implyed that it was situated on the river Tyne! The Mexican Whister 45 was a favourite with my father and he was surprised when he found that I could duplicate it. Robin |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Waddon Pete Date: 19 Sep 23 - 10:03 AM Roger had a great voice and some lovely songs to sing. Like many others he was someone whose music was always cropping up in my life. He will be missed, even I suspect, in Durham! I have added his name to the "In Memoriam" thread and send my condolences to all those who know and love him. RIP Roger. |
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Subject: RE: Obit: Roger Whittaker March 1936 - Sept. 2023 From: Backwoodsman Date: 19 Sep 23 - 11:02 AM On one of the many Tall-Ship voyages I sailed on, we had a guy who was a great singer and who sounded very much like Roger. At the final night ‘Sod’s Opera’, I accompanied him on guitar when he sang ‘The Last Farewell’ - he brought the house (a.k.a. The half-deck mess) down. RIP Roger - you were a great talent and you will be very sadly missed. |
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