Running from July 17-19, against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful, privately owned, houses in England, the festival offers a rare opportunity to see John Illsley, founding member and bass ...

It is most famous for briefly housing a Revolutionary War hero named John Paul Jones, but the man who built the house in 1758 was a free African American named Hopestill Cheswell.

Mark Knopfler and John Illsley have differing memories of the creation of Dire Straits' most successful album. "It was like any other album," says the former frontman and songwriter Knopfler, 75 ...

JOHN Illsley, the multiple Brit and Grammy award winning Hampshire resident, is set to release his sixth studio album this spring.

John, 72, wrote his memoir, My Life In Dire Straits, during lockdown. “I thought I’d better get some of it down before I forget it all,” he jokes over the phone from Provence.

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 ...

Dire Straits bassist John Illsley revealed the band has turned down 'huge amounts of money' to reunite in November 2023.

Mark Knopfler and John Illsley have differing memories of the creation of Dire Straits’ most successful album. “It was like any other album,” says the former frontman and songwriter Knopfler ...

Dire Straits bassist John Illsley covers a lot of ground in his just-published memoir "My Life in Dire Straits." But you won't read a thing about the group's botched 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Aside from Illsley, the band members that will be inducted with him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018 include Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher, David Knopfler, Mark Knopfler and Pick Withers.

On their 2018 induction into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Illsley said, “It felt good and an honour to join ‘The Club.’ It was a little stressful as all these big celebrity ...

Along with Mark Knopfler, John was a founding member of the legendary band who, during their time together, sold over 120 million albums. The evening will feature classics from the Dire Straits and a ...