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- John Illsley
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Leicester, England, UK
John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award. As one of the founding band members, with guitarist brothers Mark and David Knopfler, and drummer Pick Withers, Illsley played a role in the development of Dire Straits' sound. By the time the…
Known for
- Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms2025
- Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self [Dire Straits]2018
- O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar — Self (archive footage)2009
- Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today — Self2005
- Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits1998
- Dire Straits: On The Night — Himself - Bass, Vocals, Guitar1993
- Dire Straits: Live In Basel — Himself - Bass Guitar, Vocals1992
- Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes — Himself - Bass1992
- Dire Straits: The Last Concert - Zaragoza 1992 — Himself - Bass, Vocals1992
- Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — bass1988
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1949-06-24
Discography
- Never Told a Soul1984
- Glass1988
- Beautiful You2008
- Streets of Heaven2010
- Testing the Water2014
- Long Shadows2016
- Coming Up for Air2019
- VIII2022
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John Illsley was the founding bass player with the legendary 120 million album selling Dire Straits and contributing vocalist to their Communiqué, Making Movies and Brothers in Arms albums until the group dissolved in 1995. John has released four albums of his own: Never Told A Soul (1984) and Glass (1988) while performing with Dire Straits, then Beautiful You (2008) and the best yet, Streets of Heaven (2010). After Dire Straits disbanded, John had retired from music and moved to rural Hampshir
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leicester
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Bromsgrove School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Record label
- Vertigo Records
- Official website
- johnillsley.com
- Image
- John Illsley 1985.jpg
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- John Illsley
- date of birth
- 1949-06-24
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- member of
- Dire Straits
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