Most fans know John Illsley as the bassist and one of the founding members of Dire Straits. However, music is not his only passion. Away from the stage, ...
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John Illsley
John Illsley
John Illsley is best known as the longtime bassist of Dire Straits and one of the band’s founding members. Beyond his successful music career, he is also a ...
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Most fans know John Illsley as the legendary bassist and founding member of Dire Straits. However, music has never been his only creative passion. Since his teenage years, ...
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In 1980 Dire Straits were nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for “Sultans of Swing”. ...
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1977 is the year when brothers Mark and David Knopfler and friends John Illsley and Pick Withers formed one of the greatest bands in the world – Dire ...
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Mark Knopfler has released a promotional video of the song “Cleaning My Gun”. The song is extracted from the album “Get Lucky”, released in September 2009. Although he ...
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Former Dire Straits bassist delivers intimate film. When God Made Time is the first single from John Illsley’s album Testing The Water from 2014. Testing The Water is ...
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John Illsley composed songs for his album in hospital while undergoing treatment for leukaemia. The Dire Straits bassist released his solo album Testing The Water – on June ...
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We look back on the album that turned Dire Straits into the biggest British rock band of the 80’s. In November 1984, Mark Knopfler gathered Dire Straits at ...
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From Dire Straits’ big hits to deep cuts, these are the 10 greatest tracks from the biggest British band of the 80’s. For too long, Dire Straits have ...
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