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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 18 Sep 23 7.54pm |
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dead. Thought I could hear the wind whistling tonight,.... "Folk singer Roger Whittaker, famous for his 1969 hit song Durham Town and expert whistling, has died at the age of 87. His other hits included The Last Farewell and New World in the Morning, and he sold nearly 50 million records around the world, his website said. After starting in folk clubs, he went on to success with the Skye Boat Song, a duet with Des O'Connor in 1986." (BBC)
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Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 18 Sep 23 8.07pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
dead. Thought I could hear the wind whistling tonight,.... "Folk singer Roger Whittaker, famous for his 1969 hit song Durham Town and expert whistling, has died at the age of 87. His other hits included The Last Farewell and New World in the Morning, and he sold nearly 50 million records around the world, his website said. After starting in folk clubs, he went on to success with the Skye Boat Song, a duet with Des O'Connor in 1986." (BBC) He had an excellent voice, one of my dads favorites
“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn |
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Teddy Eagle  18 Sep 23 8.16pm |
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
dead. Thought I could hear the wind whistling tonight,.... "Folk singer Roger Whittaker, famous for his 1969 hit song Durham Town and expert whistling, has died at the age of 87. His other hits included The Last Farewell and New World in the Morning, and he sold nearly 50 million records around the world, his website said. After starting in folk clubs, he went on to success with the Skye Boat Song, a duet with Des O'Connor in 1986." (BBC) He had an excellent voice, one of my dads favorites He seemed an amiable cove although as a boy he must have left old Durham Town quite often if he spent his time on the banks of the Tyne.
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YT  Oxford 19 Sep 23 7.21am |
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There seems to be a cull going on of 70s BBC Saturday night show hosts: Parkinson, Yarwood, Whittaker...
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 19 Sep 23 8.02am |
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always liked 'skye boat song '
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| Badger11 Beckenham 19 Sep 23 8.14am |
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Originally posted by YT
There seems to be a cull going on of 70s BBC Saturday night show hosts: Parkinson, Yarwood, Whittaker... Yup odd that it seems to happen every 50 years or so, perhaps someone should look into it.
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 Hrolf The Ganger 19 Sep 23 11.12am |
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The Last Farewell is very evocative. I didn't like all his stuff but his contribution to music provided a nice occasional escape from mainstream pop music.
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| Pete53 Hassocks 20 Sep 23 10.40am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Yup odd that it seems to happen every 50 years or so, perhaps someone should look into it. You do wonder. It seems suspicious to me that apart from Pike, all of the cast of Dad's Army have passed away one by one. Surely some questions should be asked.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 20 Sep 23 10.47am |
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Originally posted by Pete53
You do wonder. It seems suspicious to me that apart from Pike, all of the cast of Dad's Army have passed away one by one. Surely some questions should be asked. Zhey ver on ze list.
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| Elpis In a pub 21 Sep 23 8.01am |
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There used to be place up west that did a dinner dance after a All the big stars of the day were at it at some time or another and I remember asking the old man how his night out had gone the next morning . (he had a broad yorkshire accent ) Reet bloody waste of me time that RIP RW
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| Lanzo-Ad Lanzarote 21 Sep 23 8.43am |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
The Last Farewell is very evocative. I didn't like all his stuff but his contribution to music provided a nice occasional escape from mainstream pop music. Yes, the Last Farewell is a wonderful song, although like you i wasn't a fan.
“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn |
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 22 Sep 23 3.10pm |
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lovely jumpers, even better than the ones the Spinners wore, Benny Hill paid tribute to him as 'Roger Twittaker'.
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