He was known for a string of hit folk songs over the past 60-years.

Roger Whittaker’s best known hits include “The Last Farewell.” “Durham Town” and “New World in the Morning.”

Whittaker was born in Nairobi, Kenya to British parents, spoke several languages and sold nearly 50-million records world wide.

Roger Whitaker has died in retirement in the south of France.

He was 87.