roger whittaker was the original singer of the wind beneath my wings.
who is the original singer of the wind beneath my wings?
roger whittaker
in a 2002 uk poll, "wind beneath my wings" was found to be the most-played song at british funerals.





















































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silbar and henley recorded a demo of the song, which they gave to musician bob montgomery. montgomery then recorded his own demo version of the song, changing it from the mid-tempo version he was given to a ballad. silbar and henley then shopped the song to many artists, eventually resulting in roger whittaker becoming the first to release the song commercially. it appeared on his 1982 studio album, also titled "the wind beneath my wings".
wind beneath my wings
midler performed the song live at the prayer for america memorial service held at yankee stadium in the days following the september 11 attacks.





















































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wind beneath my wings