As the son of comedy legends Carry On star Hattie Jacques and John Le Mesurier of , Robin Le Mesurier always appeared destined for a career on the stage. In his own words his childhood was "charmed, bohemian but also chaotic" and he would be woken up in the middle of the night by the likes of Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, as well as various jazz musicians jamming loudly in the house. "To me, visitors such as Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Harry Secombe were just friends and colleagues of Mum and Dad," he said. It's no wonder he was drawn to the arts. However rather than following in his parents thespian footsteps he chose to go down the musical route and ended up playing huge stages alongside rock legend, and his good Sir Rod Stewart. However his life was to be marred by addiction issues and he would die of lung cancer at the age of 68.

He appeared destined for great things, generating huge buzz and recording his first single at the age of 16. He was then offered a place at the Royal College of Music. However he declined the place since his heart was with rock'n'roll rather than studying the classics and his first band, Reign, opened for bands such as Genesis and the Kinks. In a strange career trajectory he even briefly became a Womble in the 1970s - until a drugs bust ended his career as the Wellington. This would be the first but not the last time drugs would mar his life.

In his autobiography A Charmed Rock 'N' Roll Life he extolled the virtues of smoking hash and snorting cocaine. In 2011 he appeared on the TV show Rehab, which followed celebrities undergoing addiction treatment, in an attempt to get clean.

His self confessed weakness for narcotics didn't seem to interfere with the demands for his talent - although he was forever to remain in the background rather than at the forefront of the show.

After his unceremonious departure from The Wombles he joined the iconic Australian group Air Supply, who were booked as support for 's US tour in 1977.

This proved a pivotal moment for his career as it brought to the attention of the Scots rocker who was so taken with his playing that in 1981 he was asked to join his band - a move that led him to settle permanently in Los Angeles. "I've had many wonderful and creative guitarists in my band, but Robin was always just a cut above. He was a beautiful, soulful lead, driving rhythms like a locomotive, and an unforgettable stage presence," Rod said of Robin, who became a good friend.

In 1994 he began another significant collaboration with French superstar singer Johnny Hallyday. He remained working with the star, becoming his musical director until Johnny's death in 2017.

Robin was also a founder member, along with Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin and the guitarist Jim Cregan, of the band Farm Dogs.

Alongside this he found time to join Rod along with Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones, for the Faces reunion tour in 2015, which happened more than 40 years after the band announced they were splitting.

Indeed, to all intents and purposes, Robin was living the rock and roll dream, and while he may not have been a household name he was hugely regarded by his peers and constantly working.

Sadly he succumbed to lung cancer, dying on December 23, 2021, a very un-rock 'n' roll end to a rather charmed life.