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Roger Whittaker
Roger Whittaker (born
Childhood and beginning
Whittaker's parents, Edward and Viola, were originally from
Whittaker was drafted into national service, and he spent two years in uniform in the
He left the university after 18 months and joined the
Recording and performing career
To further his teaching career, Whittaker moved to Britain in September 1959. For the next three years, he studied
In the summer of 1962, he appeared at a professional gig in
In the spring of 1964, Roger met Natalie O'Brien, and they were married on August 15 of that year. They have five children: Emily (
In 1968, Whittaker had switched record labels, and in the autumn of 1969 EMI had released "
In 1971, Whittaker first recorded "
All of Whittaker's chart hits were issued by EMI. However, although they were issued in vinyl, cassette and 8-track versions of albums during this timeframe, no CD version has ever been issued. All recordings currently available have been re-recorded and are credited to Whittaker's 'Tembo' label. Any claims that the recordings are his 'original hits' are incorrect as without exception they have all been re-recorded.
In the 1970s and '80s, Whittaker had a lot of success in Germany, with songs produced by
In 1986, he published his
In March 2006, Whittaker announced on his website that a 2007 Germany tour would be his last, and he will limit future performances to "occasional concerts."
Tours
In 1976, Whittaker undertook his first tour of the United States.
In 2003 he again toured
Awards
In his career to date, Whittaker has won over 250 silver, gold and platinum albums.
He was part of a successful British team that won the annual Knokke music festival in Belgium and won the Press Prize as the personality of the festival.
*Ivor Novello awards (twice) for songwriting in 1971-72 and for The Last Farewell in 1975-76 (?) (unconfirmed - e-mail query pending)
*"Gold Badge Award", from the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters in 1988 [http://www.britishacademy.com/awards/GoldBadge/goldbadge3.htm]
*"Golden Tuning Fork" (Goldene Stimmgabel in Germany) in 1986, based on record sales and TV viewer votes.
Trivia
* A Finnish band called Sleepy Sleepers recorded Kössi ja Roger (Kössi and Roger) as a tribute to Roger Whittaker. The story of the song involves Roger whistling while drinking and it leads to a heavy hangover. It also involves Kössi the Kangaroo and Roger escaping from the Mafia, which is led by Frutti Di Mare.
* In the episode of
* He recorded many of his hits in French, e.g. "Durham Town" became "Mon Pays Bleu."
* For unknown reasons, the original hit recordings of "The Last Farewell" and "Durham Town" are not available on CD anywhere. All current CD releases contain only re-records.
* The Last Farewell's instrumentals are used by WGN-TV, Chicago, as background for station breaks.
* "New World in the Morning" is the theme music for Marcus Lush's breakfast show on New Zealand's
* In an episode of the TV series Life on Mars, DCI Hunt sheepishly admits to DI Tyler that he likes Whittaker's music, but not as much as his wife does. At the end of the episode, as Tyler is sleeping, his television suddenly flickers into life to show Whittaker performing "I Don't Believe In If Anymore".
* The Swedish football team AIK uses the melody from "The Last Farewell" in its anthem "Å vi e AIK." Before every game all the fans sing this anthem together as the team enters the field.
* In 1982 Whittaker became the first artist to record
* During the last tour of the aircraft carrier HMS
Discography
Albums released in non-English-speaking countries are listed elsewhere.
UK and European albums
a selection
*1979 Mein deutsches Album (in German)
*1981 Zum Weinen ist immer noch Zeit
*1982 Typisch Roger Whittaker
*1983 Voyager
*1984 Ein Glück, daß es Dich gibt
*1987 Heut bin ich arm - Heut bin ich reich
*1991 Mein Herz schlägt nur für Dich
*1992 Stimme des Herzens
*1994 Leben mit Dir
*1994 Sehnsucht nach Liebe
*1994 Geschenk des Himmels
*1995 Ein schöner Tag mit Dir
*1996 Alles Roger!
*1996 Einfach leben
*1997 Zurück zur Liebe
*1999 Alles Roger 2
*1999 Awakening
*2000 Wunderbar geborgen
*2002 Mehr denn je
*2003 Alles Roger 3
*2003 Der weihnachtliche Liedermarkt
*2004 Live in Berlin
*2004 Mein schönster Traum
*2005 Moments In My Life
US albums
* Now and Then: Greatest Hits 1964-2004 - Label: BMG International - Released: October 11, 2005
* An Evening With - Label: Prism Platinum - Released: June 7, 2005
* Moments in My Life - Label: BMG/Ariola - Released: May 6, 2005
* All of My Life: Very Best Of [BMG International] - Label: BMG International - Released: July 20, 2004
* New World in the Morning [Collectables] - Label: Collectables - Released: January, 2003
* Songs for You: The Collection - Label: Universal International - Released: September 17, 2002
* Best of: Original Hits - Label: Paradiso - Released: April 23, 2002
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* The Very Best of Roger Whittaker, Vol. 2 - Label: Polygram International - Released: August 28, 2001
* The Last Farewell...Live - Label: Legacy Entertainment - Released: January, 2001
* The Best of Roger Whittaker [Time Life] - Label: Time/Life Music - Released: December 17, 1999
* Awakening - Label: RCA Victor - Released: August 10, 1999
* In Concert - Label: Charly - Released: July 1, 1999
* The Greatest Hits of Roger Whittaker - Label: Prism - Released: January, 1999
* All of My Life: The Very Best of Roger Whittaker - Label: Camden - Released: January 1, 1999
* The Best of Roger Whittaker [Cleopatra] - Label: Pegasus/Cleopatra - Released: October 20, 1998
* Irish Standards - Label: BMG Special Products - Released: April 14, 1998
* New World in the Morning: The Encore Collection - Label: BMG Special Products - Released: November 18, 1997
* Happy Holidays - Label: BMG Special Products - Released: September 23, 1997
* Star Gold - Label: Polygram France - Released: May 9, 1997
* Einfach Leben - Label: BMG/Ariola - Released: October 3, 1996
* A Perfect Day - Label: RCA Victor - Released: September 17, 1996
* The World of Roger Whittaker [Karussell] - Label: Universal International - Released: January, 1996
* On Broadway - Label: RCA Victor - Released: October 1, 1995
* Sincerely Yours - Released: August 11, 1995
* All Time Favorites - Label: Prime Cuts - Released: January 1, 1995
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* I Will Always Love You - Label: RCA Victor - Released: August 16, 1994
* The Best of Roger Whittaker [Curb] - Label: Curb Records - Released: May 31, 1994
* Live! - Label: RCA Victor - Released: April 12, 1994
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* Greatest Hits - Label: RCA Records - Released: January 1, 1994
* Live - Label: Drive - (import) - Released: December 7, 1993
* The Best of Roger Whittaker [Cema] - Label: EMI-Capitol Special Markets - Released: January 1, 1993
* Celebration - Label: RCA Victor - Released: January 1, 1993
* Christmas With Roger Whittaker - Label: RCA Victor - Released: September 14, 1992
* Collection - Released: June 30, 1992
* All About Love - Label: Liberty - Released: April 27, 1992
* Classics Collection, Vol. 2 - Label: Liberty - Released: January, 1992
* Greatest Hits Live - Label: K-Tel - Released: January, 1992
* All-Time Favorites - Label: EMI-Capitol Special Markets - Released: January, 1992
* I Wish You a Merry Christmas - Released: January, 1992
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* Classics Collection, Vol. 1 - Label: Liberty - Released: August, 1991
* Country Collection - Label: Liberty - Released: April 29, 1991
* You Deserve the Best - Label: Capitol/EMI Records - Released: January, 1991
* Golden Tones - Label: Pair - Released: October 25, 1990
* Best Loved Ballads, Vol. 1 - Label: Liberty - Released: June 4, 1990
* Best Loved Ballads, Vol. 2 - Label: Liberty - Released: June 4, 1990
* All Time Heart Touching Favorites, Vol. 2 - Label: Liberty - Released: May 21, 1990
* All Time Heart Touching Favorites, Vol. 1 - Label: Liberty - Released: April 23, 1990
* World's Most Beautiful Christmas Songs - Label: Liberty - Released: January, 1989
* Love Will Be Our Home - Label: Word/Epic - Released: January, 1989
* I'd Fall in Love Tonight - Label: Liberty - Released: January, 1989
* The World of Roger Whittaker [Pair] - Label: Pair - Released: January, 1988
* Living & Loving - Label: Liberty - Released: January, 1988
* Fire & Rain - Label: Pair - Released: January, 1985
* The Best of Roger Whittaker [RCA] - Label: RCA - Released: January, 1984
* All Time Heart Touching Favorites - Released: January, 1984
* Tidings of Comfort & Joy - Label: Liberty - Released: January, 1984
* Take a Little: Give a Little - Label: RCA - Released: January, 1984
* The Wind Beneath My Wings - Label: RCA Records - Released: January, 1982
* Live in Concert - Label: RCA Records - Released: January, 1981
* Voyager - Label: RCA - Released: January, 1980
* With Love - Released: January, 1980
* Mirrors of My Mind - Label: RCA - Released: January, 1979
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* Evergreens - Released: January, 1979
* Imagine - Label: RCA - Released: January, 1978
* The Roger Whittaker Christmas Album - Label: RCA - Released: January, 1978
* Folk Songs of Our Time - Label: RCA - Released: January, 1977
* The Best of Roger Whittaker - Label: RCA - Copyrighted: 1977
* In Concert - Recorded with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra [DVD] - Released: January, 1976
* Reflections of Love - Label: RCA Records - Released: January, 1976
* Magical World of Roger Whittaker - Released: January, 1975
* The Last Farewell & Other Hits - Label: RCA Records - Released: January, 1974
* Special Kind of Man - Label: Pair - Released: January, 1971
* New World in the Morning [Columbia] - Label: Collectables - Released: January, 1971
* Roger Whittaker Christmas Album
* Genius of Love - Label: RCA
* Best Ballads #1
* Christmas Songs [Capitol]
* Changes
External links
* [http://www.rogerwhittaker.com The Official Roger Whittaker Website]
* [http://www.rogerwhittaker.net/ Roger Whittaker Fan Network]
*imdb name | id=0926455 | name=Roger Whittaker
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