{"id":591766,"date":"2023-09-19T02:06:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/folk-singers-hits-included-durham-town\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T02:06:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:06:22","slug":"folk-singers-hits-included-durham-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/folk-singers-hits-included-durham-town\/","title":{"rendered":"#Folk singer&#8217;s hits included &#8216;Durham Town&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739a4073be\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739a4073be\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/folk-singers-hits-included-durham-town\/#Roger_Whittaker_initially_%E2%80%98didnt_have_any_faith_in_his_most_popular_song_%E2%80%98Durham_Town\" >Roger Whittaker initially &#8216;didn&#8217;t have any faith&#8217; in his most popular song, &#8216;Durham Town&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">Folk singer<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerwhittaker.com\/bio.htm\"> Roger Whittaker<\/a>, known for hits <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_OYySY-6dKw?si=dXDNmQRxeSrkeJvA\">&#8220;Durham Town&#8221;<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5uqo1KC1PXs?si=ecRf6We9xzIa37gy\">&#8220;The Last Farewell<\/a>,&#8221; has died. He was 87.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>&#8220;It is with great sadness we share the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of Roger&#8217;s passing at age 87. His life, artistry and legacy has meant so much to so many all over the world,&#8221; reads a statement that his friend, Jesse Waggoner, posted on Whittaker&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RogerWhittakerFans\/posts\/pfbid07XRATy19vqcpEb3SSJ5pDMkeyWQPhaS2z5hqaZgwXNKW3n28EEkUZR9WCqEaPox4l?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUPA1r8GXi_y-7GECMHuwldmXML6RK6fulEZ-Joz_utomVNbOaPu1V-k4JwB1e0eearcPr2enI5KMeN1eVu_F63QHf0-0O7_p-5XVmYL6-YHEGASsyweK5O3iMyq7Y34NO2tccAxPH-I5dKdySH0ATfiClqnYm5CKTGfGFLwMDHeXNWD_vfegsgtfgx82wXoi0&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">Facebook page<\/a> on Monday. &#8220;We are thankful that the gift of his music remains with us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for Whittaker for more information.<\/p>\n<p>A photo on the singer&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerwhittaker.com\/\">website<\/a> pays tribute to Whittaker, who was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to parents who hailed from Staffordshire, England, in 1936. The multi-lingual musician was known for his whistling and cultivated a passionate fanbase in Germany over the course of his career after performing there in 1976, according to his website. He sang German, learning the language phonetically.<\/p>\n<p><media-oembed util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" provider-name=\"Facebook\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"><\/media-oembed><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Billy Miller, <\/strong>&#8216;Young and the Restless,&#8217; &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Hospital&#8217; soap star, dies at 43<\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roger_Whittaker_initially_%E2%80%98didnt_have_any_faith_in_his_most_popular_song_%E2%80%98Durham_Town\"><\/span>Roger Whittaker initially &#8216;didn&#8217;t have any faith&#8217; in his most popular song, &#8216;Durham Town&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>After serving in the Kenya Regiment, Whittaker went into teaching in the &#8217;50s and sang in local clubs during that time. By the time he moved to the U.K. to study zoology, biochemistry and marine biology at the University of Bangor in Wales, he started writing his own songs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faced with the dilemma of which career to choose, Roger sought the advice from his professor,&#8221; reads <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerwhittaker.com\/bio.htm\">Whittaker&#8217;s bio<\/a> on his website. &#8220;&#8216;Take your chance,&#8217; he was advised. &#8216;Have a try in show business and if you haven&#8217;t made it in ten years, come back here and teach. I shall always have a place at the university for you.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<p>In the fall of 1969, Whittaker&#8217;s record company released his song &#8220;The Leavin&#8217; (Durham Town),&#8221; and it soon climbed the music charts. &#8220;I just didn&#8217;t have any faith in that song at all,&#8221; Whittaker recalled. &#8220;Far from promoting the single in Britain, I went off to Finland for a cabaret season and television <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>By the time he returned in November, &#8220;Durham Town&#8221; was rapidly climbing the British charts.<\/p>\n<p>In 1971, Whittaker recorded one of his more popular songs, &#8220;The Last Farewell.&#8221; The song, written by a silversmith from Birmingham, England, &#8220;broke down the barriers to success in America for Whittaker and opened up a vast new country for his music to explore,&#8221; per his website.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Irish Grinstead, <\/strong>member of R&amp;B girl group 702, dies at 43: &#8216;Bright as the stars&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"10979485002\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"><\/media-gallery-promo><lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2023-09-18 23:06:22 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2023-09-18 23:06:22 +0000 UTC\"><\/lit-timestamp><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v18.0\" nonce=\"wrpkS0I9\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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He was 87. &#8220;It is with great sadness we share the news of Roger&#8217;s passing at age 87. His life, artistry and legacy has meant so much to so many all over the world,&#8221; reads a statement that his friend,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":591767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/09\/18\/USAT\/70895952007-ap-080112036829.jpg?auto=webp&crop=3614,2043,x0,y308&format=pjpg&width=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}