Robin Le Mesurier

Robin Le Mesurier (born Robin Mark Le Mesurier Halliley, 22 March 1953 in Kensington, London, England) is a British guitarist, known for his long collaboration with Rod Stewart[1] and Johnny Hallyday,[2] [3] as well as for the wide-ranging nature of his musical performance, including membership of such bands as The Wombles.[4]

Life

Le Mesurier is the son of two of Britain's best-loved comedy actors, Hattie Jacques and John Le Mesurier.[5] Le Mesurier gained a strong following during and after his appearance on Living TV's reality show Rehab (2009), in which he opened up about his battle with alcoholism.[6]

Music

In his prime, Le Mesurier was a fan of The Faces and of guitar stars Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and Jeff Beck. His first official band was The Reign (whose first single was written by the Yardbirds members Keith Relf and Jim McCarty). The band lasted till 1973, then Le Mesurier became the guitarist of The Wombles, a novelty pop-rock band whose musicians used to dress as the characters from the British children’s TV show The Wombles.

At the beginning of his collaboration with Rod Stewart, Le Mesurier was mainly a guitar technician and session man , then in 1976 he signed with a record company with which Rod Stewart was associated. He toured the US with Air Supply in 1977 as the opening act for Rod Stewart. After a period with Lion, eventually renamed The Difference, he was invited in 1980 to join the Rod Stewart group.

In 1994 he recorded two tracks on French singer Johnny Hallyday's first English-language record Rough Town. He became Hallyday's musical director, besides founding the group Farm Dogs with Bernie Taupin and Jim Cregan.

In September 2015, Le Mesurier joined Rod Stewart and Rolling Stone Ron Wood for the Faces reunion.

Discography

Reign
  • 1970: "Line of Least Resistance" / "Natural Lovin' Man" (single)

Limey
  • 1976: Limey
  • 1977: Silver Eagle

Lion
  • 1980: Running All Night

With Ron Wood

With Rod Stewart

Farm Dogs
  • 1996: Last Stand in Open Country
  • 1998: Immigrant Sons

With Johnny Hallyday
  • 1994: Rough Town
  • 1994: À La Cigale (inédit, sortie en 2003)
  • 1996: Lorada Tour
  • 1996: Destination Vegas
  • 1996: Live at the Aladdin Theatre (inédit, sortie en 2003)
  • 1998: Stade de France 98 Johnny allume le feu
  • 1999: Sang pour sang
  • 2000: 100% Johnny: Live à la tour Eiffel
  • 2000: Olympia 2000
  • 2000: Good Rockin' Tonight The Legacy of Sun Records
  • 2003: Parc des Princes 2003
  • 2006: Flashback tour: Palais des sports 2006
  • 2007: Le Cœur d'un homme
  • 2007: La Cigale: 12-17 décembre 2006
  • 2009: Tour 66: Stade de France 2009
  • 2013: On Stage
  • 2013: Born Rocker Tour
  • 2014: Rester vivant
  • 2016: Rester Vivant Tour

References
  1. "GQ Icon: Rod Stewart". GQ Magazine. Condé Nast. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. Lee, Adrian (29 April 2017). "Mum and dad had affairs but they did love each other". Express Newspapers. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. Chalmers, Robert (15 July 2013). "GQ Icon: Rod Stewart". GQ Magazine. Condé Nast Britain 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. Andy Merriman (1 November 2011). Hattie: The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques. Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-817-2. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. Lee, Adrian (April 29, 2017). "Robin Le Mesurier: 'Mum and dad had affairs but they did love each other'". Express.co.uk.
  6. Monkey (27 January 2009). "Media Monkey: Chance to see the 'stars' in Rehab". The Guardian.
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