By Robert D. McFadden 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 ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Roger Whittaker performs during rehearsals for the “ZDF Hitparty” in 2007 in Cologne, Germany. The British singer-songwriter has died at 87. Getty Images ...

Folk singer/songwriter Roger Whittaker has died at the age of 87. The musician, who was an expert whistler, had hits with songs such as ‘Durham Town (The Leavin’)’, ‘The Last Farewell ...