Roger Whittaker's 1982 folk song fittingly goes, for the world-renowned singer was born and raised in Kenya. It is a song that Kenyans remember him for in the wake of his death on Wednesday, aged 87.

Roger Whittaker was best known for his hit 1969 track "Durham Town." The musician was also praised for his whistling and guitar skills.

Roger Whittaker, the folk singer and songwriter behind the song Durham Town (The Leavin’),” died at the age of 87.

Folk singer Roger Whittaker, best known for songs like “Durham Town” and “The Last Farewell,” has died. He was 87.

Roger Whittaker, the gentle-voiced British easy-listening singer who had an unlikely pop hit in 1975 with the song “The Last Farewell,” died Sept. 13 in Toulouse, France, following a lengthy ...

Roger Whittaker, an avuncular singer-songwriter whose soothing baritone, virtuosic whistling and gentle interpretations of pop standards earned him an international following for more than four ...

Roger Whittaker, a well-known folk singer and songwriter, died at the age of 87 on September 13, his family announced on his official Facebook page on Monday.

Whittaker’s earliest recordings were released while he was an undergrad at the University College of North Wales though the campus’ newspaper, which included his songs on flexi discs.

Roger Whittaker, the gentle-voiced singer who had an unlikely pop hit in 1975 with the song "The Last Farewell," died Sept. 13 in Toulouse, France.