Photo: Wilfried Wittkowsky / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Roger Whittaker is the kind of artist I respect more the longer I sit with him. Born in Nairobi, he carried something open and unhurried into his music, blending folk and schlager with that warm baritone and the unmistakable whistle. Two Goldene Stimmgabel awards in Germany tell you he wasn't just charming, he connected. What I value most is that he chose warmth over flash; his songs reach people without demanding cleverness in return. He passed in 2023, but craftsmen like this don't really leave. The melody outlasts the man, which is exactly how he'd probably want it.
Overview
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (22 March 1936 – 13 September 2023) was a Kenyan/British singer-songwriter and musician. His music is an eclectic mixture of folk music and popular songs, the latter variously in a crooning or in a schlager style. He was best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability as well as his guitar skills.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roger Whittaker
- Name (Japanese)
- ロジャー・ウィテッカー
- Reading
- ろじゃー・うぃてっかー
- Born
- March 22, 1936 – September 12, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / writer / composer / guitarist / recording artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Wales
Awards & achievements
- 1986 Goldene Stimmgabel
- 2006 Goldene Stimmgabel
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.