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Roger Whittaker, Durham Town singer, dies aged 87 - BBC News
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His other hits included The Last Farewell and New World in the Morning .
Born in Nairobi , Kenya , in 1936 , his parents from Staffordshire , England .
He studied medicine after doing national service in Kenya .
He went on to success with the Skye Boat Song with Des O'Connor .
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