Mike LeRoy

Mike LeRoy (born Michael Robinson-Learoyd; 18 March 1937) is a writer and singer.

Mike was the singer of the theme song to the 1965 cult classic film, A High Wind in Jamaica. he also sang 'with a little love' in 1970, which was subsequently used on the Attila the hun sketch of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Mike Leroy was born in Lupset, Wakefield. His father was in the RAF and his mother was a farmers daughter – His grandfather was the well known farmer and breeder of hunters – Mark Robinson of Driffield. His mother and father separated when he was seven and he went to live with his sister – brother and mother in the dales of Yorkshire (Arkengarthdale). The family moved to Croft in Yorkshire when he was eleven and it was there that Mike was awarded one of only two annual scholarships to Richmond School Yorkshire where he was a boarder until 18 years old. He entered into RAF aircrew in March 1955 for an eight-year term but resigned and left the RAF in March 1957 as he felt that flying was not his aspiration anymore.

His reference from his commanding officer said ' This man should do well in any field of activity which requires his initiative and powers of command' and when asked what his future plans were he replied 'I want to be a singer'.

Mike went to London after the RAF and became a well known troubadour playing his guitar and singing nightly in the clubs and restaurants of Chelsea and the West End of London. He was discovered this way and made his first record for Decca in 1961 under the name of ROY LEE.

He made his first contracted singing engagement in St Helier, Jersey in 1963 where he met his wife and he then went on to record with several labels in the sixties – EMI Columbia – CBS – MCA – and in 1965 he recorded the title song to the film 'A High Wind in Jamaica' for 20th Century Fox.

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