Today marks 40 years since Dire Straits released their self-titled debut album through Vertigo Records. It was the album that first introduced the rolling verses, and smooth guitar ...
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John Illsley
John Illsley
With a minimalist sound that sold a lot of records, Dire Straits, one of the most commercially successful rock bands of all time, joined an elite club tonight. ...
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Bass player John Illsley says lead singer’s absence a ‘personal thing’…Bon Jovi and Nina Simone also inducted on the night. Dire Straits bass player John Illsley accepts the ...
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Last night Dire Straits were inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Bassist John Illsley together with Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher were in Cleveland to ...
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Fans hoping to see a Dire Straits reunion at the April 14 – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony could be disappointed. In a recent Q&A on ...
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Join John Illsley and his Band as they return to The Netherlands and Germany with a set of familiar Dire Straits hits and some new material from John’s ...
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Loós József is Hungarian artist and he is big fan of Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. Two months ago, we have shared a blog-article about him and his ...
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This is an interview with John Illsley the ex-bassist of Dire Straits and one of the co-founder of the band from 1977. The interview is by Andy Greene ...
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For Dire Straits bassist John Illsley – the only full-time and continuing member of the band along with front man Mark Knopfler, being elected into the Rock and ...
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As the super group celebrate their 40th anniversary, the bass guitarist explains the band’s serious financial fix in the 1970s. John Illsley who was with Mark Knopfler from ...
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