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  • #1

    Roger Whittaker R.I.P.

    I can't say that I listened to him all that often, but he had a powerful voice.

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      A favorite:
      The Last Farewell ~ Roger Whittaker
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGWs1HK8iDU
      There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harborTomorrow for old England she sailsFar away from your land of endless sunshineTo my land full of rainy skies...
      You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
      Mahatma Gandhi

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        • #3
          87 years. Good long life. Had to play a couple of songs to trigger my memory bank, and it came back. My new spouse had brought a Whittaker LP into our marriage. I now remember wishing Roger would pick up the pace a little bit. Every song seemed just a tad bit to slow.
          “Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is moving" - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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            • #4
              Whittaker was a very clever musician with a quick wit and grounded way about him. His african colonial view point made him very worldly and he loved all kinds of music. He influenced many and was regarded as a friend to many of the great music artists of our past. His style is British Americana with folk and country. Johnny Cash thought highly of him.
              Last edited by Mr. Toad; 09-18-2023, 01:52 PM.

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                • #5
                  Always enjoyed his music.......RIP
                  I once thought I was wrong, but I was wrong, I wasn't wrong.

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                    • #6
                      In high school I worked part time for a few years at a radio station. Mostly doing a classical show, but a couple of hours just spinning discs on the station's regular format.

                      Whittaker was prominent on the Playlist. His relaxed, rich voice and storytelling orientation was lovely, and a big contrast with a lot of other music popular then ... and now.
                      If I use the word "God," I sure don't mean an old man in the sky who just loves the occasional goat sacrifice. - Anne Lamott

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                        • #7
                          RIP


                          Kevin
                          There are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.

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                            • #8
                              I gotta put some Deftones on pronto....get that stuff outta my head.

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                                • #9
                                  durham town

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